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parts of the hotly ; so it is in tlic nature of a single ruler 

 to be swayed in his acts by exclusive personal or class in 

 terests. As it is in the nature of an aggregation of ganglia, 

 connected with the primary one, to convey to it a -jreater 

 Variety of influences from more numerous organs, ami thus 

 to make its acts conform to more numerous requirements ; 

 so it is in the nature of a king surrounded by subsidiary 

 controlling powers, to adapt his rule to a greater number 

 of public exigencies. And as it is in the nature of those- 

 great ami latest-developed ganglia which distinguish the- 

 higher animals, to interpret and combine the multiplied 

 and varied impressions conveyed to them from all parts of 

 the system, and to regulate the actions in such wav as duly 

 to regard them all ; so it is in the* nature of those great 

 and latest-developed legislative bodies which distinguish 

 the most advanced societies, to interpret and combine the 

 wishes and complaints of all classes and localities, and to 

 regulate public affairs as much as po.s.-ible in harmony with 

 the general wants. 



The cerebrum co-ordinates the countless heterogeneous 

 considerations which affect the present and future welfare 

 of the individual as a whole ; and the legislature co-ordi 

 nates the countless heterogeneous considerations M hich af 

 fect the immediate nnd remote welfare of the whole com 

 munity. We may describe the office of the brain ns that 

 of &amp;lt;n crn&amp;lt;j!n&amp;lt;i the interests of life, physical, intellectual, 

 moral, social ; and a good brain is one in which the desires 

 answering to these respective interests arc so balanced, 

 that the conduct they jointly dictate, sacrifices none of 

 them. Similarly, we may describe the office of a Parlia 

 ment as that of averaging the interests of the rarious 

 classes in a community ; and a good Parliament is one in 

 which the parties answering to these respective interests 

 are so balanced, that their united legislation concedes to 

 each class as much as consists with the claims of the rest 



