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Cliquer sur les phrases pour les voir dans leur contexte. Les textes de Immanuel Kant et David Hume sont disponibles auprès du Projet Gutenberg.

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Whoever can find the means either by his services, his beauty, or his flattery, to render himself useful or agreeable to us, is sure of our affections: As on the other hand, whoever harms or displeases us never fails to excite our anger or hatred.

 When we blame any action, in any situation, the whole complicated object, of action and situation, must form certain relations, wherein the essence of vice consists. Even though I know that my business will most likely be making a lot more than yours in 12 months, I am not greedy. Any artifice of politicians may assist nature in the producing of those sentiments, which she suggests to us, and may even on some occasions, produce alone an approbation or esteem for any particular action; but it is impossible it should be the sole cause of the distinction we make betwixt vice and virtue.  PART III OF THE OTHER VIRTUES AND VICES In giving a reason, therefore, for the pleasure or uneasiness, we sufficiently explain the vice or virtue. Now virtue and vice are attended with these circumstances. Ideas always represent their objects or impressions; and vice versa, there are some objects necessary to give rise to every idea. For, first, there are other virtues and vices beside those which have this tendency to the public advantage and loss. Secondly, I would have anyone give me a reason, why virtue and vice may not be involuntary, as well as beauty and deformity. Secondly, I would have anyone give me a reason, why virtue and vice may not be involuntary, as well as beauty and deformity.