10. He that will carefully peruse the history of mankind, and look abroad into the several tribes of men, and with indifferency survey their actions, will be able to satisfy himself, that there is scarce that principle of morality to be named, or, rule of virtue to be thought on, (those only excepted that are absolutely necessary to hold society together, which commonly too are neglected betwixt distinct societies,) which is not, somewhere or other, slighted and condemned by the general fashion of whole societies of men, governed by practical opinions and rules of living quite opposite to others.
10. Gizateriaren historia kontu handiz irakurri eta lurreko herri ezberdinak aztertuz haien ekintzak aurreiritzirik gabe behatzen dituena bete-betean konbentzituko da ezin dela ia printzipio moral ez arau batik ere izendatu, munduko beste leku batean lehenbiziko gizartekoen zeharo aurkako iritzi pragamatiko edo bizi-arauak gidari dituen hango gizartearen ohitura orokorrek mezprezatu eta gaitzetsia ez denik (gizarteari iraunarazteko behar-beharrezkoak salbu, eta hauek ere hautsi egiten dira gizarte ezberdinen arteko harremanetan).