and while, after the foundation of law, the supreme power treats the aggressive and arbitrary acts of individuals, or of whole groups, as a violation of law, and a revolt against itself, it distracts the feelings of its subjects from the immediate injury inflicted by such a violation, and thus eventually attains the very opposite result to that always desired by revenge, which sees and recognises nothing but the standpoint of the injured party.
ahalmen goren horrek, legea ezarri ondoren, gizabanakoen edo talde osoen abusuak eta bidegabekeriak legearen aurkako delitutzat, ahalmen goren beraren aurkako erreboltatzat tratatzen dituen neurrian, neurri horretantxe bertan aldentzen du bere menpekoen sentimendua delitu haiek eragindako arartegabeko kaltetik, horrela luzera mendeku orok nahi duenaren alderantzizkoa lortuz, zeinek ikusten duen gauza bakarra, baliarazten duen gauza bakarra kaltetuaren ikuspuntua baita-: