3 Jan 1817

Necessity Cat

1. Theory

§.4. Probity how securable

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§.4. By what means appropriate probity in rulers may be most effectually secured?

Q. By what other means any appropriate probity as thus explained be most effectually secured.

A. By such means also whereby it is rendered more or less difficult to the man in question to sacrifice to his present interest his share in the universal interest: the security will be more effectual the more powerfully operative[?] are these means.

Q. What then are these means? {in what do they consist?}

A. In the multitude of the persons among whom the total mass of power by the exercise of which the government is carried on is divided.

Q. What absolutely on this circumstance and this only does the effect depend

A. No act absolutely for this condition must be […?] viz. that by which is thus gained in the article of appropriate probity a equivalent or over[?] the equality less be produced in respect of the other elements of aptitude taken together.

Q. In what way by what means was an encrease thus given to the quantity[?] for appropriate aptitude by the […?] of the members[?] among whom the power is divided.

A. By this circumstance, viz. that in the present interest of every other the personal interest of each[?] will find a check. So Suppose on the occasion in question no personal interest adverse[?] to the universal interest has place then in so far as each man’s conduct leads to the promise[?] of the universal interest be with experience not[?] opposite but[?] exceptions[?] face[?] the every other viz. in virtue of each man’s does[?] in the universal interest.

[insertion:] it gives[?] the […?] the use different to […?] effect