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1822 Feb. 13

Codification Offer.

10

?.5

Members Unapt

V. Reasons against the close mode

Reason 2. Sinister interest unbridled.

II Reasons against the close mode

Reason 4. Under the close mode, sinister interest uncontrouled /unbridled/.

Every interest in so far as it can be promoted and pursued otherwise than at the expence and to the diminution of the happiness of others of the greatest happiness of the greatest number to a greater amount may in contradistinction to a sinister interest be termed a mans right and proper interest.

Every interest which can not be promoted or pursued but at the expence and the diminution of the greatest happiness of the greatest number to a greater amount may be termed a man's sinister interest.

If in the instance of any man by means of an encrease given to the aggregate amount /mass/ of the external instruments of happiness the happiness is encreased without preponderant diminution in them of the happiness of others it will be either without or with an equivalent afforded to them: if without such equivalent it will be /is/ in the way of gift from them to him: if with and in condition of such equivalent, it is in the way of exchange.

If, and in so far as it is at their expence and without their free consent that the accession to his stock of the instruments of happiness or felicity has place it is by the exercise of power of power over them in a correspondent shape.