5. That those are bad Legislators who favour the Vices of the
Climate, and good Legislators who oppose those Vices. The Spirit of the Laws | ||
Footnotes
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Foe endeavoured to reduce the heart to a mere vacuum: "We have eyes and ears, but perfection consists in neither seeing nor hearing; a mouth, hands, &c., but perfection requires that these members should be inactive." This is taken from the dialogue of a Chinese philosopher, quoted by Father Du Halde, tome iii.
5. That those are bad Legislators who favour the Vices of the
Climate, and good Legislators who oppose those Vices. The Spirit of the Laws | ||