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Monarch and Aristocracy

Relation

Relation between the /Monarch's/ interest of the Monarchy and the interest of the Aristocracy in its several branches. Interests how far coincident, how far conflicting © how far and how reconcileable and reconciled.

I In respect of money. It is the interest of the Monarch as above that the quantity of money in his hands and at his disposal of the matter of subsistence and abundance extracted /extorted/ from those by whom it has been produced and from those into whose hands with their free consent it has passed should be as great as possible

So is it the interest of the aristocracy in the aggregate, with the exception of such part of it as is extracted from them and thus at their expence

II. As to power. It is the interest of the Monarch as above that the quantity of power in his hands and at his disposal be as great as possible.

So is it the interest of the Aristocracy in the aggregate with the exception of /power in/ any such power /shape/ by /from/ which any sensible defalcation may be made from their own security: in particular from their own security as against misdeeds committed to their prejudice by the Monarch or any instrument of his.

III. As to factitious dignity. 1. It is the interest of the Monarch as above, that the quantity of it be as great as possible: in a Monarchy the whole stock of it being in one way or other his: either condensed in his own person, or at his disposal

It is the interest of the Aristocracy taken in the aggregate that the quantity of it be as great as possible: since the greater the aggregate mass the greater in possession or in contingency will be each members share.

On the other hand it is the interest of each member taken separately not only that upon a level higher than his own, but upon the same level with his own a quantity of this aliment to pride and vanity be as small as possible: since by every addition to the number of those who are sharers with him the value of his own share is lessened.
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    II Aristocrats interest

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    II. Aristocracy © Member of an Aristocracy.

    Aristocracy © pure Aristocracy without a Monarch over it, belongs not to the present occasion. It is confined to the Aristocratical Cantons of Switzerland: governments which can not be charged with professing liberal ideas.

    In the breast /situation/ of an Aristocracy the general description of sinister interest is the same as in that of a Monarchy

    In so far as /in any community there exists/ a distinguishable body of men has place distinguished from the rest by a peculiarly large proportion of the general mass of the objects of general desire in any shape, a corresponding aristocratical body or aristocracy has place Of aristocracies in one and the same community there are accordingly or may be á³á   á³á different sorts.

    Aristocracy more or less lasting constituted by operative power belonging to the legislative power /branch/, or derived by means of Election, real or pretended, from the body of the people

    1. Aristocracy constituted by official power belonging to the executive branch © aristocracy of power

    3. Aristocracy constituted by factitious dignity aristocracy of title

    4. Aristocracy constituted by present opulence © aristocracy of wealth

    5. Aristocracy constituted by power dignity or opulence of a man's ancestor © aristocracy of birth or ancestry: aristocracy of landed opulence: do of monied opulence.

    6. Aristocracy constituted by official power, factitious dignity, present wealth /opulence/ and hereditary wealth /opulence/ in the hands of the Clergy.

    7. Aristocracy constituted by the influence of talent applied to /employed in the/ political field of government

    In all these several shapes any or all of them the matter of aristocracy may be lodged and united in the hands of one and the same individual

    1. In respect of power it is the interest of the aristocrat and of the aristocracy to have /that his share/ as large a share of /in/ that of the Monarch as possible: and that in respect of /correspondency with/ that share the subjection of the people be as compleat and as extensive as possible

    2. In respect of money, it is the interest of the aristocrat and of the aristocracy to have as large a share of that portion which is taken out of the hands of the producers /body of the people/ as possible: as likewise as large a share as possible of the residuum left by the Monarch in the hands of the people

    3. In respect of factitious dignity it is the interest of each aristocrat to have to himself as large a portion of it as possible. At the same time it is his interest that the number of all those of the same class or /rank and of those/ of a higher rank be as small as possible: but that the share /lot/ possessed by those of a rank inferior to his own, be as large /high/ as possible, so also the number of those who have situation in that same inferior rank.
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    The legitimate interest of the Monarch is his share in the universal interest

    The sinister interest of the Monarch is his particular interest.

    Opposite irreconcilably opposite to the universal interest is the Monarchs particular interest: it is therefore in every part of it a sinister interest

    It is the interest of all that by each of them the matter of subsistence, the matter of abundance, security in all its shapes or branches be possessed and enjoyed in the highest degree possible, to equality in so far as consistent with subsistence abundance and security of all

    It is the interest of the Monarch that by all the rest /other members/ of the community means of subsistence and the matter of abundance should be enjoyed in so far as the quantity of his money and of his power are encreased thereby or at any rate not lessened. But it is his interest that the amount of their /their share in the aggregate of the matter of/ abundance be lessened at all times in whatsoever degree be /is/ necessary to give to his share any the smallest degree of encrease.

    In regard to power it is their interest that in any hands the quantity of it should be as small as possible /a minimum/ consistently with their possession of the maximum of the four elements of general felicity above mentioned namely subsistence abundance security and equality It is his interest that the quantity of power in his hands and therefore that so far the quantity of power in existence be as great as possible: that in quality of subjects, all beside himself should be in all things subject to his power, and that there should be no power any where except what has been derived from his will /him/ well and can at all times be resumed by him at pleasure.
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    Relation between the Monarch's interest and that of the legislative branch of the Aristocracy.

    Note that upon the legislative branch of the Aristocracy, depends immediately or unimmediately the whole stock of the objects of general desire that shall have place at the expence of the whole community shall have place.

    I. It is the interest of the Monarch that for the preservation and augmentation of his own share /portion/ of money, power and factitious dignity enjoyed at the expence of and by the correspondent sacrifice of the universal interest after deduction of what is consumed by himself /his individual self/ for his personal enjoyment it be made to operate upon the possessors of the supreme legislative power in the way of corruptive influence.

    It is the interest of this branch of the Aristocracy that this matter of corruptive influence be received by him in the greatest quantity possible: received by him whatsoever in that way may be the operation of it. /whatsoever in that sinister direction and to that sinister effect may be the operation of it./

    In so far as this effect is produced, the /every/ act by means of which it /a sacrifice of the interest of the greatest number is made to the particular and sinister interest of the ruling few/ is produced is an act of hostility to the people: an act of hostility on the parts of both corrupter and corrupted: on the part of the corrupted an act of perfidy and treachery to their Constituents: by whom in proportion as they see the effect produced resentment and ill will as towards the agents can not but be entertained.

    To obviate and prevent as far as may be such resentment it is the interest of both the contracting parties to join in whatever measures convey the appearance of a desire to render such hostility and perfidy impracticable and this interest will be strong in proportion to the real inefficacy and apparent efficacy of such pretended preventives