E3P46

Proposition — Part III

Latin

Si quis ab aliquo cujusdam classis sive nationis a sua diversæ lætitia vel tristitia affectus fuerit concomitante ejus idea sub nomine universali classis vel nationis tanquam causa, is non tantum illum sed omnes ejusdem classis vel nationis amabit vel odio habebit.

English (Elwes 1883)

If a man has been affected pleasurably or painfully by anyone, of a class or nation different from his own, and if the pleasure or pain has been accompanied by the idea of the said stranger as cause, under the general category of the class or nation: the man will feel love or hatred, not only to the individual stranger, but also to the whole class or nation whereto he belongs.

Modern English

If someone has been affected with joy or sadness by another person of a class or nation different from his own, and if this joy or sadness has been accompanied by the idea of that person under the general name of the class or nation as its cause, he will love or hate not only that individual but all members of that same class or nation.