For its action in that case would not depend upon subjective conditions, consequently not upon those of time, and of course not upon the law of nature, which serves to determine them, because grounds of reason give to actions the rule universally, according to principles, without the influence of the circumstances of either time or place.
Ba orduan arrazoiaren ekintza ez litzateke lotua egongo baldintza subjektiboekin, ez denborazko baldintzekin, eta, ondorioz, ezta horiek determinatzeko balio duen lege naturalarekin ere, zeren arrazoiaren printzipioek, denbora eta lekuzko zirkunstantzien eraginik gabe, printzipioen bidez ematen diete ekintzei beren erregela.