date

23 Aug. 1812 Evidence Introd
23 Aug. 1812

Evidence Introd

False [...?]

Ch.14

'. [...?] of Verity

'. Rule of verity - its importance and odiousness

On the subject of official recordation one rule, thich by the aspect of a nugatory one and which not being nugatory involves in /that/ it matter of fact which to every mind not rendered callous by habitual vice /the habit of/ vitious habit/ will present itself as pregnant with the severest satire, as these following viz.

On no account in any official Book suffer any statement in relation to any matter of fact whatsoever suffer any statement to be made which at the to be introduced or if introduced to remain any the least particle of known falshood

Saving the narrowly extending and rarely exemplified case where to avoid serving the purpose of hostility by correct representation, silence or temporary misrepresentation may be neccesary, ther exists not that instance in which substitution of falshood to truth can be condusive to any useful purpose; nor of improbity or imbecility on the part of any man can there be more conclusive proof than the disposition to advocate either the creation or the peservation and continuance of a system of false entries in every book of office.

Though against official falsehood is comprizeable in as few words as the commandment of Mosaical law /[...?]/ Moses's law/ against stealing: Say, thou shalt not lie, and among those whom we were are expected to conform to as patterns, as well are forced to obey as rulers, in Westminster Hall and Sommerset Place, will be practised with about as much practical effect, as would the commandment against a Sermon on the text of Render to Caesar the things that are caesars of [...?] in [...?] lower on the sea coast, as the commandment is against stealing, if preached upon Dyot Street or Field Lane,
Similar Items
  • Title: [23 Aug 1812 Evidence Introd]
    Description: 23 Aug 1812

    Evidence Introd

    Introd

    Ch. 15 Preappointed Official

    '. Obstacles

    False musters

    In the maintenance of official lying both these functionaries have therefore a common interest: the exertions of each are accordingly engaged in covering, and with a rule of honour, not only his own corruption, but the corruption of all the rest.

    At one stroke of the pen a sanction is given to depredation and falshood in high places: to depredation the end, to falsehood the well-assorted means; means condusive to that end and to every other convenient and dishonest end that can be mentioned. it is that recommends it (for to any man breathing what else is there that can recommend it?) it is this that recommends it so forcibly, to Honourable Gentlemen, and above all to Noble Lord, and above all to Noble and Learned Lords.
  • Title: [1818 July 7 Parl. Ref. Bill]
    Description: 1818 July 7

    Parl. Ref. Bill

    Reasons

    § VI. Mode of Voting /Voting how/

    Voting secret why

    4

    An /One/ objection I have heard /has been/ made against the secret mode is – / – and that is/ the falshood which will be produced, as often as being /to a /the/ question/ interrogated /questioned/ how he has given vote has been given put to him by one to whom he is unwilling that the direction really given to the vote should be known, the answer returned /account given/ /statement made/ is false.

    Answer. 1. Under the here proposed plan at any rate, such falshood does not seem likely to be otherwise /other/ than extremely rare: no question, no false answer.

    Independently of the particular security here proposed The law of secresy has for its professed object the securing the weak against the tyranny of the powerful. From a person to whom the voter had any thing either simply to fear, or to hope and thence to fear, the question would be an insult. My wish is to make /injure/ you suffer: against my injury the law has done all that it thought it could do to afford you protection: fruitless is the endeavour: put yourself, I charge you put yourself out of the protection of the law

    2. Under an /the/ article here proposed, each Voter makes a solemn promise made in writing and under his hand remaining on record that he never will declare say to which way he has given his vote: never will say: for, as to the making known, this is from first to last physically and utterly impossible. If it be an insult to call upon a man to act in contrariety to the known intention of a liberty-protecting law, how much greater the insult when the act would not be performed without the violation of a solemn promise
  • Title: [29 Aug 1812 Evidence Introd]
    Description: 29 Aug 1812

    Evidence Introd

    Ch 15 Preappointed

    Obstacles

    False

    Falshood on the part of persons in office, falshood on the part of persons out of office - no one will deny, but that in both these situations, falshood is but too abundant, But in both these situations whatsoever of wickedness may in this shape be observable, it is to pews and benches, but above all to benches that, if in one example of vice, when seated on the pinnacle of power, there be any thing contiguous, the honour of it is due. A proposition, which, by no artifice can be made so much as [...?] is - that if in the mouth of the Keeper of the King's conscience, or of the Guardian of the public morals falshood lying is not pernicious, it can be so in the mouth of any other public functionary, in the mouth of any other human being.