[clxiv. 252]

1820 Aug. 9

Emancipation Spanish

Summary

Corruptive influence

BB Self preference in private life checked by sympathy, in public not unless by Democracy.

The predominance of self-regarding interest over all social interest being thus necessary to the very existence of the species while the existence of others is necessary to the existence of each, hence arise the two opposite phaenomena /states of things/

Every man /human being/ is the natural friend /enemy/ of every other

Every human being is the natural enemy /friend/ of every other

Every human being has in every other a natural friend /enemy/

Every human being has in every other a natural enemy /friend/

In private life by the sympathies which are among the causes and effects of natural relationship /affinity/, and by those others which are formed even between stranger and stranger by mutual wants and desires the amity is strengthened the enmity weakened.

In public life, there is but one form of government by which any permanent strength can be given to the amity any permanent and effectual /considerable/ softening to the enmity: but one form of government, and that is a pure representative democracy, that invention which is worth all others put together: the product of a happy mixture of prudence, benevolence and good fortune in these latter times.

In a pure monarchy all other interests are of course sacrificed to the interest real or supposed /fancied/ of the ruling one. The governed have in their governor /subject many behold and feel in their governor/ in chief an irresistible and implacable enemy in their governor in chief an enemy irresistible and implacable: and it is at the disposal of their enemy that every thing that is dear to them is for ever placed