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Origin of the diversity of conditions. Reason alone ought to govern. But force is necessary because of sin. Its legitimate use is to marshall men to Reason concerning fundamental law. Duties of superiors and inferiors.

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Malebranche, N. (1993). Chapter Eleven. In: Treatise on Ethics (1684). International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales D’histoire Des Idées, vol 133. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2480-5_25

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