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Montesquieu's | Montesquieu's | ||
[[underline]] Esprit des Loix [[/underline]] | [[underline]] Esprit des Loix [[/underline]] | ||
| − | I. [[underline]] Of Laws in General | + | I. [[underline]] Of Laws in General [[/underline]] |
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Laws in the most general signification are the | Laws in the most general signification are the | ||
necessary relations arising from the nature of things; in | necessary relations arising from the nature of things; in | ||
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Laws, as well as the material World; the intelligences | Laws, as well as the material World; the intelligences | ||
Superior to Man; the beasts; & Man. | Superior to Man; the beasts; & Man. | ||
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Nothing can be more absurd than the assertion that a | Nothing can be more absurd than the assertion that a | ||
blind fatality produced the various effects we behold in | blind fatality produced the various effects we behold in | ||
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convince as that chance could not have been | convince as that chance could not have been | ||
productive of intelligent Beings; consequently there | productive of intelligent Beings; consequently there | ||
| − | is a primitive reason; & Laws therefore | + | is a primitive reason; & Laws are ^ [[addition]] therefore [[/addition]] the relations |
subsisting between it & different beings, & the relations | subsisting between it & different beings, & the relations | ||
| − | of these beings amongst themselves | + | of these beings amongst themselves. |
| − | before, | + | |
| + | [[catchword]] before, [[/catchword]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:47, 19 July 2018
Notes on Reading Montesquieu's underline Esprit des Loix /underline I. underline Of Laws in General /underline
Laws in the most general signification are the necessary relations arising from the nature of things; in this sense all beings have their Laws, the Deity has his Laws, as well as the material World; the intelligences Superior to Man; the beasts; & Man.
Nothing can be more absurd than the assertion that a blind fatality produced the various effects we behold in this World; for reasons unassisted with Religion must convince as that chance could not have been productive of intelligent Beings; consequently there is a primitive reason; & Laws are ^ addition therefore /addition the relations subsisting between it & different beings, & the relations of these beings amongst themselves.
catchword before, /catchword
