E3P49
Proposition — Part III
Latin
Amor et odium erga rem quam liberam esse imaginamur, major ex pari causa uterque debet esse quam erga necessariam.
English (Elwes 1883)
Love or hatred towards a thing, which we conceive to be free, must, other conditions being similar, be greater than if it were felt towards a thing acting by necessity.
Modern English
Love or hatred toward a thing we conceive to be free must, all else being equal, be greater than if it were directed toward a thing that acts by necessity.