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1822 June 30

Constitut Code

Supreme Operative

I. Monarch

2 Intellectuals

many discontented persons so many eventual tale bearers and accusers of the Minister watching every occasion that affords a promise of being a favorable one. A misdeed /class of misdeeds/ the like idea of which is at all times in every state of things of a nature to excite in the royal breast a sentiment of displeasure is any /every/ considerable depredation in the benefit of which he has not either in his own person or in that of a favorite any share. A misdeed which in ordinary times in the ordinary state of things, or if in extraordinary /an ordinary/ shape is not of a nature to produce any such displeasure, is a misdeed productive of human suffering by /from/ which whatsoever be the amount, no /does not present itself as pregnant with any/ disturbance to his ease is apprehended which threatens not to be productive of any worse consequence of an unpleasant nature to his royal self: of any thing worse than suffering how great soever may be the amount of it on the part of the people. But by those by whom injury - injury in all its forms day by day done to millions and to many of them in its worst forms no sufficient assurance /certainty/ can ever be obtained but that among the millions whom injury /oppression/ has wounded there may be some one into whose hand despair may have put the dagger of an assassin /assassination/: but that of /[...?]/ so many thousands who are risking /throwing/ away their lives in the endeavour to destroy by thousands strangers none of whom have done them any injury some one may turn /stand/ up and turn the instrument of death against an individual against whom there is no other means of defence whose whole life is one continued act of injury. from beginning to end is an undiscontinued act of injury to the millions whose lot has thrown them at /cast them under/ his feet. Fear of personal safety is therefore of necessity an attendant /among the attendants/ at every throne. When by the lips of an aspiring tale bearer hints are given of the suffering endured by the oppressed people, Fear presents of course to Imagination the connection which so unhappily /inconveniently/ has place between the production of human misery and the endurance of it.