A Fragment on Government with an Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation

Basil Blackwell, Oxford, 1960

A Fragment On Government is a political treatise written by Jeremy Bentham in 1891. The book is a critique of the British Constitution, particularly the House of Lords and the monarchy. Jeremy Bentham was a remarkable man with an enquiring, open mind and a sense of humour. As he grew up he became critical of many things he saw around him in society. Studying law made him disgusted with the state of the law, and he decided to study instead what the law should be....