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1822 Aug. 29 Constitut. Code
1822 Aug. 29

Constitut. Code

1.

In largest sense, corruption, name of an operation denoted change for worse in the condition of the subject it applies to: or result of d o. operations: viz. the deteriorated condition in which the subject is placed: as having been corrupted, and being corrupt the subject is thereupon spoken of.

2.

Corruption, to break up texture, rendering the article less fit for use.

3.

Corruptive influence is the influence of any person of thing operating towards the production of such effect.

4.

Instrument of misrule corruption is a fictitious entity, subordinate agent of that same fictitious entity. So corruptive influence.

5.

Misrule being exercised over community by ruler or rulers, the subject is either person or thing. If person, it may be one over whom, or on by whom the rule is exercised.

6.

Without impropriety, it might on this occasion be applied to ..., those over whom.

7.

More useful the considering it as applied to those by whom. Subject, if a thing the frame or system of Government a fictitious entity employed to denote the wish of those by whom rule is, or those by whom rule has been, exercised.

8.

Effect on which the mischief of every change for the worse consists — of every change by which the Government is rendered less fit for its right and proper use, is the sinister sacrifice above mentioned.

9.

Means, operating or effecting the sacrifice, must in so far as operating on the will be good or evil-operating as temptation or inducement

10.

Without impropriety evil might be supposed and spoken of as thus operating. Say, subordinate a judge, threatened by Chief or Monarch, with death if he will not deliver... from an enemy, and as such belonging to the King, good taken by force at sea from unoffending foreigners.

11.

Without impropriety may in this case corruption be said to have place. 1. By retributive... of the injured foreigner, universal interest sacrificed.

11. contin d.

2. viz. to particular & sinister interest of King thus self... by ... depredation: the fruit adjudged to him by the judge for fear of being killed. Corrupting & corruptive the King corrupted the judge.

12.

But by any such words as the judge has been corrupted by the King in such sort as to enable him to receive and enjoy the pursuit of privacy without incurring all the odium, no such idea would naturally be suggested as that the instrument of the corruption had been the fear of being killed. The hope of being or benefit of having been rewarded for example with a share of the booty is the only sort of inducement which, the word corrupted could naturally be brought to view: viz 1. because... fear of death would not be so clearly disreputable to... 2. because by such... more discontent would be excited than by such remuneration.

12 (a)

1. Not so improbable as some may affect to think, such caucion. In England as in Turkey. Monarch is Master of subjects lives: intimidation of homicide well given, well executed: pardons signed. 2. Widow or orphan might have stood in the way. Act 1821 , removed the obstacle: horror of innovation c d. for such a purpose be surmounted.

12 (a) contin d.

King asked and then received power of killing all his subjects. Sole limit to omnipotence inability of doing wrong when doing it makes it right 3. Men whose lives were thus devoted remained motionless, instead of preventing countless homicides by a few useful ones: motionless like the booty binds. 4. Not so good as passion represented, the bargain made by Lords and Gentlemen when to take security from those they had made enemies they gave up their own the General a King who wants a third wife may have her by making him a... : this is less trouble than setting a man to assassinate or challenge him: but exceptions may arise. A judge may be a coward: a juryman, though packed, perverse ... can never be depended on as or
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