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E4P40D

Demonstration — Part IV

Latin

Nam quæ efficiunt ut homines concorditer vivant, simul efficiunt ut ex ductu rationis vivant (per propositionem 35 hujus) atque adeo (per propositiones 26 et 27 hujus) bona sunt et (per eandem rationem) illa contra mala sunt quæ discordias concitant. Q.E.D.

English (Elwes 1883)

For whatsoever causes men to live together in harmony also causes them to live according to reason (IV. xxxv.), and is therefore (IV. xxvi. xxvii.) good, and (for the same reason) whatsoever brings about discord is bad. Q.E.D.

Modern English

Whatever causes people to live in harmony also causes them to live under the guidance of reason (E4P35), and is therefore (E4P26) good. And for the same reason, whatever brings about discord is bad. Q.E.D.

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