Full Idea
As the same individual republic may not only change its members, but also its laws and constitutions; in like manner the same person may vary his character and disposition, as well as his impressions and ideas, without losing his identity.
Gist of Idea
If a republic can retain identity through many changes, so can an individual
Source
David Hume (Treatise of Human Nature [1739], I.IV.6)
Book Reference
'Personal Identity', ed/tr. Perry,John [University of California 1975], p.170