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Greece. J.B's Observations on particular Articles

Executive Council

so styled Executive Council on the one part and the leading Members of the so styled Legislative Senate on the other: a league for the conjunct advancement of their joint and several particular and sinister interests. Now then as to offices with emolument attached what are the dictates of this same conjunct sinister interest? That which the sinister interest of the Members of the so styled Executive Council, dictates is, with respect to the offices with emolument attached, that the number of them and the quantity of emolument attached to each, be as great, and on the other hand the quantity of time and labour necessary to be bestowed on each may be as small, as possible. This, were it only that in this way they might each of them have in his hands in the most ample quantity the means of providing for his own favorites and dependents, especially for those for whom, had it not been for this means, he would have had to provide at his own expence. Exposed exactly to the same temptation is the probity of the Members, especially of the leading Members, of the so styled Legislative Senate. But by no means

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