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...sublime reason, which is above the reach of vulgar souls, is that whose decisions the legislator 2)uts into the mouth of the immortals, in order to carry...But it is not for every man to make the gods speak," etc. And in order that there may be no mistake, he cites Machiavel, and allows him to complete the...

...of the public happiness. This sublime reason, far above the range of the common herd, is that whose decisions the legislator puts into the mouth of the immortals, in order to constrain by divine authority those whom human prudence could not move.1 But it is not anybody who...

...into the mouth of the immortals, thus compelling by divine authority persons who cannot be moved by human prudence. * But it is not for every man to make the Gods speak, or to gain credence if he pretends to be an interpreter of the divine word. The lawgiver's great soul...

...of the public happiness. This sublime reason, far above the range of the common herd, is that whose decisions the legislator puts into the mouth of the immortals, in order to constrain by divine authority those whom human prudence could not move. But it is not anybody who can...

...is writing about his philosopherlegislator], far above the range of the common herd, is that whose decisions the legislator puts into the mouth of the immortals, in order to constrain by divine authority those whom human prudence could not move. The great soul of the legislator...

...cannot himself supply: It is this sublime reason, transcending the plain man's understanding, whose decisions the Legislator puts into the mouth of the immortals in order by divine authority to compel those whom human prudence could not move. But not everybody is capable...

...interpreter. Rousseau remarks, This sublime reason, far above the range of the common herd, is that whose decisions the legislator puts into the mouth of the immortals, in order to constrain by divine authority those whom human prudence could not move. But it is not anybody who can...

...of the public felicity. This sublime reason, which is above the reach of vulgar souls, is that whose decisions the legislator puts into the mouth of the...But it is not for every man to make the gods speak," etc. And in order that there may be no mistake, he cites Machiavelli, and allows him to complete the...