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Full Idea
A thing cannot be destroyed except by an external cause.
Gist of Idea
Only an external cause can destroy something
Source
Baruch de Spinoza (The Ethics [1675], III Pr 04)
Book Ref
Spinoza,Benedict de: 'Ethics', ed/tr. White,WH/Stirling,AH [Wordsworth 2001], p.105
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