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25 Dec r 1814 Jug Util 14
25 Dec r 1814

Jug Util

14

I. Sub Rev

8

Schism

Schism—The state of things expressed by those words is still the same. Schism is neither more nor less than division. On any part of the field of religion, or on any other part of the field of thought and [...?], in so far as between any two or more persons any difference of opinion has place, division has place, and therefore schism has place. Between the opinion of A and the opinion of B separation division schism has place. They are separated by the amount of a certain distance. But here again comes the unanswerable question. If A be at a certain distance from B at how much greater or less distance is B from A..

Oh but /B/ A is entrenched in power coercive power and it is /A/ B who has the misfortune to be subject to it. Thereupon A /B/ goes to work upon B and by power or bribery A does what he can towards inducing him to relinquish his opinion: that is to endeavour to cause it to be supposed that the opinion which he does hold is not really held by him or vice versa.

No man ever in the character of an act of delinquency—of a matter of guilt—of a just subject or cause of condemnation or accusation ever imputed schism to any other, but in the desire of seeing tyranny employed in the production of mendacity or at the least of insincerity: in the desire of seeing employed if not in the intention of contributing to employ either opposing or corruptive (collective corruption) or in a word bribery in the subornation of a practice which is always <.^.^.> and which to a great extent under all laws <.^.^.> is a crime in the character of a criminal one.

13.

Schism is but division separation: separation by a certain distance. Question still the same—

A being at a certain distance from A[B?], at how much greater or less distance is B from A.

14.

But A has power: B. none. Thereupon get A to work upon B and by force or bribery [...?] to engage B to receive some opinion he disbelieves, or reject some that he believes.

15.

By no man was schism ever imputed to another but in the desire of seeing tyranny, oppression or corruption employed in the production of mendacity or at least insincerity: collective corruption i.e. bribery always vitious and in many cases punished.
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