[clxii. 81]

1820 May 27

Emancipation Spanish

'6. Rulers arguments

Rulers virtues

Conclusion of this '.

But all of this makes no difference. In Spain there may be for aught I know as much /at this moment as much of what is called/ public virtue as human nature is capable of. But there is not - there can not be more: and all the public virtue that human nature is capable of is not sufficicent to stand against the temptation /incitement/ with which the possession of such a mass of dominion as that in question may in any part of it would operate in a direction and with a force such as would ensure the sacrifice of the whole peoples interest in relation to the points /point/ in question congruent to the particular interest of the class of Spanish rulers.

That the truth of this persuasive proposition uncomfortable and unwelome as to many a man it may be may be the more compleatly out of doubt, I will here submit for consideration a few observations relative to the nature if men as such, observations the truth of which will not upon cool reflection /a close //strict//examination/ be found exposed to controversy.