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1822 May 9 Constit. or Economy etc
1822 May 9

Constit. or Economy etc

1 Imperial loan obtained of Parl by Ministers on false pretences.

2 Bonaparte-confining money

Unwarrantable expence by office without profit to Office or over and

above profit to Office or to particular individuals or more than equivalent to the

whole community with reference to the interest of the greatest number is consumption

or pure waste. deducting the /any/ amount of profit to particular individuals

To this head may be referred

1. Expence produced by all war for any other than a defensive purpose

all such war is pure evil.

2. Expence charged on the subject many for the gratification of the

ruling few

To the head of expence charged on the subject many for the

gratification of the ruling few may be referred.

1. Expence attached to the government, acquisition and retention of

distant dependencies. Expence occasioned by distant dependencies

2. Of the expence occasioned by /employed in/ the fine arts

whatsoever part is charged upon the community at large /unwilling contributors not

individually consenting/: upon any individual without his individual consent.

3. Of the expence occasioned by /employed in/ the curiosities of

literature whatsoever part is charged upon contributors /individuals/ not

individually consenting.

4. Of the expence employed in what is called religion whatsoever part

is charged upon individuals /contributors/ not individually consenting.

5. Of the expence employed in what is called education whatsoever

part is charged upon contributors /individuals/ not individually consenting over and

above what is employed in securing the instruction necessary to the practice of the

arts of reading, writing and the universally applicable parts of arithmetic and

geometry.

6. Of the expence employed in what is called religion in what is

called education whatsoever is employed in the endeavour to cause individuals to

entertain or profess on the subject of what is called religion any opinion prescribed

or recommended by Government, or by individuals other than those individually

consenting and contributing to the expence.

Topics. 1. Corruption 2 delusion 3. Falsehood. Clergy more reason for

believing than unbelievers than believers
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