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1822 Jany 27

Codification Offer

ulto?

?.5. Admission Universal

Members unapt

Sinister interest

adverse to people

Every man is content that every other shall enjoy all such liberty as is not licentiousness: no man is content that any others should enjoy any such liberty as is licentiousness. Licentiousness is all such liberty as a man does not like to see enjoyed by others:

Every man is content that every other /all others/ should enjoy all such liberty as in the view taken by him of his interest is not repugnant /adverse/ to his interest. No man is content that any others should enjoy any such liberty as in the view by him of his interest is repugnant /adverse/ to his interest: all such liberty is in his eyes and his mouth /discourse/ licentiousness.

According to the view which every man takes /taken by each man/ of his interest it is his interest not only that no act be done by which limits are set to his power and to the gratification of his appetite for the matter of wealth and for factitious dignity /reputation/, but that no opinions be manifested which are adverse to his opinion, nor any [...?] which are adverse to his [...?]

It is the interest of a /every/ member of the ruling and influential few that of no misdeeds of his be ever made known /information be possessed/: and that in regard to such as are known no disapprobation be manifested or entertained, nor any comments tending to produce such disapprobation divulgated or made. any such information disapprobation or comment will be licentiousness He will therefore under the name of repressing licentiousness do his utmost towards preventing the existence /the exclusion/ of all such information, mark /token/ of disapprobation, and disapprobation©invoking [?] comment. It will according be his endeavour so to order matters that if possible no such information shall be conveyed, no such disapprobation expressed, no such comments made

In so far as in his eyes that is not possible, that such information as can not be suppressed shall wear an appearance as little as possible unfavorable to him, such disapprobation as is expressed, expressed in the frame and manner least unfavourable to him, such comments as are made and divulgated, expressed in so far as they are unfavorable to him in a form and manner as weak and inefficient as possible.