24 June 1811 4 V. ad Juper[...?]

Fallacies Ch. 2. Posterity Chainers

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1. Exposure

1 Politicians at large

After shewing how the doctrine is [...?]ld to the Defenders of abuse; and the lawyers or the time serving politicians are bound ever to them

This device is suited most admirably suited to the purpose of the time serving the distinctest politicians nothing can be better /more admirably/ suited than thus device on which ever side of the argument this interest has happened to place time

Throughout the whole field of government legislative included his interest - thence his wish and his /upon every favourable/ endeavour is that the conduct to be pursued shall be remain in a state of uncertainty as compleat as possible, that on each question in the highest possible degree he may feel himself at liberty to take any given line of conduct or its opposite, by which soever of the two it may happen to the interest of the moment to be best served not only to this or that particular branch or article of law, but the whole compass of the law he would be glad to find standing The sort of engagement in question is of that stamp that if spread over any considerable extent in the field of law not only the well-being but the very existence of the community, whatsoever be that community would be incompatible with its observance.

This being not only strictly true but manifestly true, to state it and extort for it /in its behalf/ the assent of every reasonable being [...?] with him at any time.

Here than, so sooner does any mischief present itself which calls for the breach of this mischievous /pernicious/ /untenable. engagement present /shew/ itself than he finds himself at liberty not only to take which side best suits him /he pleases/, but in doing so to be not only exempt from blame /blame-proof censure-proof/ but secure of praise.