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16 Jan y 1817
Necessity Cat
1 Theory
§.7. 1. Monarchy 2 Intellect
3. active talent
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Alexander writes well speaks well meddles with /spoils/ every thing.
§.7. I. Monarchy - how far appropriate intellectual aptitude and appropriate active talent are reasonably to be expected in it.
Question 1 Thus much as to the article of appropriate probity: now as to the other two elements of aptitude intellectual aptitude and active talent: for untill some special reason recurr for separating them, so nearly /closely/ are they allied /connected/ there may be a […?] privilege it should seem in considering them together: and to begin of course with the Monarch himself. What say you in this instance to their endowments - in the situation in question in what degree ought we to expect to se them possessed.
A. Before I attempt any direct answer to this question, I must propose for your consideration a distinction among Monarchs. I mean by those who have been bred in the school of {adversity and} difficulty for example the Ex-Emperor Napoleon, Frederic the Great of Prussia and our own William the third, or if it be your pleasure to go so far back, our own {King} Alfred, and those who have been bred in the ordinary way in that school of luxury and idleness which is situated immediately under the throne. This first group I mention for the purpose of laying them out of the account: for it is evident that in respect of the endowments in question their characters were formed before they became aggregated to the class of Monarchs. Therefore whatsoever it may happen to me to say of Monarchs in relation to either of these points you will consider them as not to be meant to be comprized[?] in it: and in regard to them let it appear /be/ ever so manifestly inapplicable, the inapplicability will not afford /operate as/ any objection so long as it has in place in regard to that ordinary class of /in/ which by far the greater number have been contained.
Between these extremes, by substracting more or less of the difficulty, i.e. of the demand for exertion, you may form to yourself an intermediate class /group/ or any number of groupes, should any occasion for so doing, which is more than I should expect to present itself.
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Title: [[Marginal summary sheet[?]] [Mainly]Description: [Marginal summary sheet[?]] [Mainly in copyist’s hand] 17 Jan y 1817 Necessity Cat 1 Theory §.7.1. Monarchy. 2. intellectual aptitude § 7.1. Monarchy. 2. intellectual aptitude 1 1 Monarchy - intellectual aptitude and entire talent how far expressable in it? Q.1 Probity intellectual aptitude and active talent may be < > repetitions be considered together, unless when for special reason distinguished. By an < > what then will be the share of them possessed A. Distinguish two groupes of Members[?] one bred in the < > of adversity and difficulties, the other in the life of ease & luxury. The adversity bred may in respect to these endowments be upon a par with an average man: not so the luxurious; (Bonaparte, Frederic, William 3 d) On occasion between these two extremes may be plaid any number of means - 2 Q 2 - This distinction shall be acted. By your phrase demand for exertion, I see which turn your answer will take. But proved §.7.1. Monarchy. 2. intellectual aptitude A - Yes - For active talent that there was no need: Monarch deficient, people not the worse. How then supposing that with reference to exercise of power of deputation intellectual aptitude is not wanting to him and he confines himself to the exercise of this power there is no deficiency. But, howsoever self acting power he will be continually and in the temptation of exercising - Whatsoever power he exercises one observation claims the precedence over the consideration of intellectual aptitude. Under the face[?] of probity it being agreed that personal interest will be the end produced by him and universal interest sacrificed to it, shaken by his intellectual aptitude The people will to the extent of the < > between the two interests is all the worse for it §.7.1 Monarchy. 2. intellectual aptitude.
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Title: [13 Jan 1817 Necessity Cat 1]Description: 13 Jan 1817 Necessity Cat 1 Theory §.4. Probity how securable 1 §. Appropriate official probity - how […?] effectually to securable possession of it on the part /in the breast/ of Office bearing in official hands. Q. 1. Let us go back a little and report progress /and see what we have done/. 1 The leading question was what in a political state or community is the proper end of government: the short answer was maximization of the happiness of all its members. This was a theorem. 2 The next was a problem. By what means secure the accomplishment of that end /object/. A short answer to the question, short answer to the problem by the maximization of appropriate official aptitude on the part of such of its members as have the supreme power in their hands. 3. {The} third question {was} In what are /endowments shall/ the elements of his aptitude be found. Short answer appropriate probity, appropriate intellectual aptitude, appropriate active talent. 4. 5. 6. Three next questions what are we respectively to understand by the three endowments thus expressed: to each of them an answer has been found. But of the inquiry there carried on what is the practical object? It is to determine among all the several forms of government actual and conceivable what is the best i.e. what in its nature the most highly conducive to that end, and for the solution of that question the principal modifications of which the powers of government have appeared /presented themselves as being/ susceptible have necessarily passed under review. A conception of the /these/ several elements of appropriate official aptitude being thus obtained, now come so many problems, by means of the form of government how most effectually to secure for the benefit of all the Members on the part of the ruling members the possession of these several endowments? and the first upon the list is that of appropriate probity.
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