[lxxxiv. 11]

1821 Nov. 28

Codification Proposal

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?.5. Draughtsman Single

/Appendix/

That their /the/ influence exercised by those in the event of each suit may be as great as possible, it is their interest that by inbred habit the mind of the people /public mind/ should be moulded into such a state of stupidity, as to allow of their giving [...?] a sufficient reason /ground/ for any decision they choose to pronounce, and thence for any disposition they choose to make of mens lives and fortunes, some /this or that/ [...?], made by them at pleasure, which at the same time they not only know, but at the same time acknowledge themselves to know to be false or pretence according to which /which being allowed/ there is no act of oppression or depredation so atrocious but that it may be committed by them with impunity, [..?...?...?...?...?] as the suffering be atrocious [...?] framed /adapted/ and [...?] for the purpose In a certain country to such a pitch has the stupidity of the [...?] been swelled and consequently to such a pitch have the [...?] of this class of their [...?] and discourses been [...?] swelled that the law on /in/ every branch of the field penal, civil and constitutional has its foundation in such lies lies of the worst kind: in such sort that the people have all along been governed by those who any [?] them [?] would [...?] been extensively the most atrocious /mischievous/ criminals if where power exists criminality could have place Notwithstanding the power [?] of fraud the public mind in that country has in the course of improvment arrived /attained/ such a state that for some time past no very remarkable new lies of the sort have been coined that the greater the difficulty is with regard to the coining of new ones, the more fondly are the old ones cherished, and the more devoutly worshiped. In no other country upon earth but that one has the use of lying as an instrument of irresistible and unpunishable injustice been carried to a length approaching that at which it is in practice in that one. But in every country in which [...?...?...?] has place there is more or less of it: and in every such country it is the interest of the lawyer class and consequently the practice of the lawyer class to make the most of it.

and removeability [?]