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Parl. Reform Bill

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Reasons

§.2. Electors Who

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I. Probity.

§.9/ 8/ First element of appropriate aptitude in Electors, probity – what is meant by it its superior importance not

moral probity – 25, 26

opposite i.e political unprobity, what. 24

§.10./ 9/ Political improbity – its effect sacrifice of universal

to particular interest: this sacrifice under Monarchy and Aristocracy certain: under

Repreentative Democracy according to the proposed system in the representative body

preventible in the body of Electors impossible. 29. 30. 31 32. 33.

34. 35. 36. 37

By no sympathy can this propensity be stopped.

{§.10. Effect of this sacrifice on the distribution of money, power and factitious

dignity – ie. the matter of good in all its shape in the clear forms of government.

20 21. 22 23.}

38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46

II. Intellectuality.

§.12. Second and last element of appropriate aptitude in the case of Electors,

intellectual aptitude – sufficiency of the virtually universal suffrage men in

respect of it. 47. 48 49. 50. 51. See 2

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§.13 – their comparative sufficiency when compared with their above mentioned rivals.

52.