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1822 April 25 Constitut. Code or Economy
1822 April 25 Constitut. Code or Economy as to Office

Note a Note felicity chosen as having its origin in the

Latin language: the root of most of the European languages and the subject of

instruction to literary men whose language has not the Latin for its root. 20

April 1822 Omitt the exordium The greatest felicity principle. This belongs to

the Rationale. Form of the Articles, declarative or

imperative

felicity (a) Art. 1 The greatest happiness

principle(1) requires in the case every political /public/ functionary(2) /on

the part /instance/ of all persons in the employ of /employed by/ government/

the maximum(3) of aptitude(4) at the minimum of expence. Say maximize aptitude;

minimize expence Aptitude maximized;(5) expence minimized(6)

So in the case of all things so employed (The greatest

happiness principle.)

(1) For shortness instead of saying that principle which avers the greatest

happiness of the greatest possible number of the members of the community in

question in the present life to be the only proper ultimate object or end in

view of the system of government therein established

(2 (Public functionary) A public functionary is every person on whom obligations

of a special nature stand imposed, to be fulfilled for the benefit of the whole

community or any one or more of the sections which from any number of /the

several established/ [...?] are carved out in it

A public functionary is an individual who stands invested with any public office

or say with any public trust fides-commission

Here follows in terminis or by reference an analytical sketch of the several

public Offices established in the political state in question: distinguishing in

the first place those to which power and those to which no power is attached:

and in regard to power, power operating by coercion, and power operating by

remuneration.

(3) (Maximum) that is to say the greatest quantity possible.

(4) (Aptitude) that is to say appropriate aptitude, with relation to the function

in question.

Under Aptitude are comprehended 1. moral aptitude: 2. intellectual do: 3. active

do: under intellectual aptitude are comprehended 1 aptitude in respect of

knowledge: 2. do in respect of judgment.

(5) (Minimum) that is to say the smallest quantity possible.
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