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[lxxxiv. 133] 1822 Feb 1 Codification
[lxxxiv. 133]

1822 Feb 1

Codification Offer

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?.5. Admission Universal

?.5. Members unapt

2. Another reason is © that in point of appropriate intellectual aptitude¼(¼a¼) and appropriate active talent taken together, there can be no ground for the supposition that the individuals chosen for the origination and sanctionment of portions [?] of legislative matter of the ordinary extent can with relation /respect/ to the origination of a work of the character in question and of an all©comprehensive extent be equal to all the rest of mankind put together: If /Should/ this position appear susceptible of doubt then say to these same men and all the rest of mankind put together. For, though, as above they could not be in an adequate /well/ manner occupied in the exercise of their [?] ordinary functions /duties/ and in this extraordinary one at the same time, is not possible, yet that which is not impossible is, that one or more of them shall be removed from the exercise of the ordinary functions and transferred to this extraordinary one.
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