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1822 May 15

Economy etc

Ch Securities for I Moral Aptitude

.2.I. Identification of interests

2. or 1. Identification of personal with universal interest how effected in the highest grades.

1. Constitutive power as to supreme operative in all members, asigned causes of exclusion excepted: its Fractionization thus maximized

2. Fractionizing supreme operative power - the fraction not exercising it, but in conjunction: viz in an assembly.

3. Rendering supreme operative functionaries responsible to do. constitutive.

3 or 2. Q. Are there any members of the community whom on any account the greatest happiness principle pronounces unapt for participation in the constitutive power with relation to the supreme operative do.

A. Yes: all presumably not adequately possessed of appropriate aptitude

4. or 3. Q. Who are they.

As to moral aptitude none. No moral inaptitude being greater than what is constituted by disposition to sacrifice the interest of all others to self-interest: and where equal power towards accomplishment of this wish is given to all, nothing better can be done for universal interest.

5. or 4. Q. As to intellectual aptitude any?

A. Yes: namely

1. All disqualified as to appropriate judgmt. by immaturity of age.

2. - or as to appropriate scientific aptitude, by inability to read and give assent or dissent by writing: provided there be persons thus apt in sufficient number to constitute an interest not disagreeing with the universal do.

6. or 5. Q. Age, what at which relative immaturity should cease?

A. that at which it should cease with relation to general self government.

7. or 6. Q. What is that?

A. Arbitrary division here unavoidable - custom may therefore determine

1. Per Rome bred law 25. years.

2. Per English bred, 21.

English term of immaturity full long - Reason silent or hesitating - Custom a useful arbiter. From departure from custom, disappointment: from disappointment, pain.