[xxxvi. 131]

1822 June 29

Constitut. Code

Supreme Operative

I. Monarch

1. Morals

His interest sinister

1. Take in the first place the two immediately subordinate ends of the Constitutional Code, 1. Maximization of appropriate aptitude on the part of functionaries; 2. Minimization of the expence attendant /attached/ to the employment of them.

1. As to expence. With relation to the interest of the Monarch /distinguish/ the aggregate of the expence may be distinguished into two portions: Portion 1. that in respect to which his profit is equal to the expence: of this portion the whole being to him so much profit. Portion 2. that in respect of which his profit though not equal to the expence, is in proportion encreasing as the expence encreases.

2. Next as to appropriate aptitude. In a Republic appropriate aptitude means aptitude with reference to the greatest happiness of the greatest number. In a Monarchy appropriate aptitude means aptitude with reference to the supposed greatest happiness of number one. But in the imagination and judgment of this same number one, the greatest happiness of this same number one will consist in the subserviency of all other wills and of the conduct of all other persons on each occasion to the will of this same number one. But what may happen and has continually been happening is - that while on the part /breasts/ of the greatest number of his subjects infelicity has been continually on the encrease, the will of number one has /shall have/ been continually doing by all and done.