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'fragments/reports', 'The Spirit of the Laws (rev. 1757)' and 'The Iliad or the Poem of Force'
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25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 1. Basis of justice
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Only people who understand force, and don't respect it, are capable of justice [Weil]
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25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 2. The Law / c. Natural law
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Prior to positive laws there is natural equity, of obedience, gratitude, dependence and merit [Montesquieu]
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Sensation gives animals natural laws, but knowledge can make them break them [Montesquieu]
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25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 3. Punishment / a. Right to punish
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The death penalty is permissible, because its victims enjoyed the protection of that law [Montesquieu]
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If religion teaches determinism, penalties must be severe; if free will, then that is different [Montesquieu]
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