8 May 1811 + B

Influence

P.I

Ch. 2. J.B.s Propositions

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Causes good generally ever potent themselves[?] evil: evil, latent.

17 The Influence which by will is exercised on and over will is exercised by the production either of fear of eventual evil, or of hope of eventual good, or of gratitude for good already received.

18. In the two last cases, {such influence} the situation of the person on whom it /such influence/ is exercised being that of Agent or Trustee it /such influence/ is familiarly and commonly stiled corrupt or corruptive influence, the exercise of it successful corruption: the person on whom it is exercised if exercised with effect being said to be a person corrupted; the person by whom it is exercised, a corrupter or purely corrupting; and by the terms corruption, corruptor or corrupted, applied to the case of influence the idea of these modes of influence, one or both of them is immediately and universally /and constantly certainly/ brought to view.

19. In the case where it is no otherwise than by the production of fear of eventual evil that the influence is exercised /operates/, it is not so readily or so universally brought to view by any of those terms.

20 Of the term corruption or any of those its conjugates, in proportion as /so far as/ the application of it is acknowledged to be proper /improper/, the effect is to cast and fix upon the practice itself and thence upon all persons who are considered as concerned /bearing any part in it, a considerable /large/ measure in proportion of disapprobation and blame and disapprobation.