1821 April 3

First Lines

1. Civil

Security

The sources of danger are operations or agencies

Operations from whence danger may arise are either of things or of persons

Persons considered in respect of any evil which their agency is the source, are termed adversaries

Of adversaries the situation is either with reference to that of the members of the community in question either external or internal

External adversaries are termed enemies foreign enemies they may be termed Adversaries from without /Of/ Internal adversaries may be either in the situation /the situation may be either that/ of subjects, or in that /that/ of rulers. In both cases they are Adversaries from within

Adversaries in the situation of subjects are /may be termed/ adversaries on a level. namely with the class of persons whose security is in view. They are termed malefactors, criminals, and with reference to any laws that may be made for the purpose of affording security against their operations as such - offenders, delinquents, transgressors

Adversaries whose situation is that of rulers, may be termed Adversaries from above.

The branch of law by which Security in so far as provided against malefactors, is provided is the penal branch. The Code by which it is provided is the Penal Code.

The branch of law by which security, in so far as provided against Adversaries from without is provided, is the Constitutional branch. The instruments of this security constitute the Military Force