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John Locke
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Section S10
Section 46 of 1,114
Canonical reference B1.C3.S10
English
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He that will carefully peruse the history of mankind, and look abroad into the several tribes of men, and with indifferency survey their actions, will be able to satisfy himself, that there is scarce that principle of morality to be named, or, rule of virtue to be thought on, (those only excepted that are absolutely necessary to hold society together, which commonly too are neglected betwixt distinct societies,) which is not, somewhere or other, slighted and condemned by the general fashion of whole societies of men, governed by practical opinions and rules of living quite opposite to others.
French
Pierre Coste · Pierre Mortier, Amsterdam, 1735, third edition
Qui prendra la peine de lire avec ſoin l’Hiſtoire du Genre Humain & d’examiner d’un œuil indifférent la conduite des Peuples de la Terre, pourra ſe convaincre lui-même, qu’excepté les Devoirs qui ſont abſolument néceſſaires à la conſervation de la Société humaine (qui ne ſont même que trop ſouvent violez par des Sociétez entiéres à l’égard des autres Sociétez) on ne ſauroit nommer aucun Principe de Morale, ni imaginer aucune Règle de vertu qui dans quelque endroit du Monde ne ſoit mépriſée ou contredite par la pratique générale de quelques Sociétez entiéres qui ſont gouvernées par des Maximes de pratique, & par des règles de conduite tout-à-fait oppoſées à celles de quelque autre Société.
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Elenchus
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