[129b-503]

4 April 1817

Plan Cat

2 o Note (a) ?

Introd

§ Interests adverse

I. Look to interests

Good and bad motives

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Of this confusion and this delusion what is the consequence? Bad metaphysics? bad logic? bad theory? nothing more. Alas no: a great deal more: bad practice bad politics, bad judicature, bad practice. By Persecution, by oppression by injustice support given /perpetual given/ to misrule and tyranny.

Good motives – the motives by which my conduct and the conduct of those who act with me is directed: bad motives the motives by which with few or no exceptions the deportment and discourse conduct of those by whom on every /each/ or any occasion my will my conduct my proceedings are opposed. At all times on all occasions such is the language of all parties When the party /it/ is out of power, the bad metaphysics the error in theory is in practice comparatively innoxious, is comparatively barren as to the generation of bad practice. But let /set/ /plant but/ the individual in question in any situation which is clothed with coercive or afflictive power then it is that from the loins of it[?] bad practice issues in abundance. In the seat of legislation it produces Reports manufactured without evidence and against evidence to form grounds for punishing and destroying men /the punishment and destruction of men/ without evidence: in the seat of judicature it produces for the support of corruption in the /in a/ seat stiled the bench of justice a pretence for transferring to the author of a just accusation the punishment which in so far as the word due can be applied to any such subject as punishment would if justice were the object be applied to the Judge by whom this theory about good and bad motives is applied to practice.