The Anglo-Americans acknowledge the absolute moral authority of the reason of the community, as they acknowledge the political authority of the mass of citizens; and they hold that public opinion is the surest arbiter of what is lawful or forbidden, true or false.
Angloamerikarrek arrazoi unibertsalean jartzen dute aginpide morala, botere politikoa hiritarren unibertsaltasunean bezala, eta pentsatzen dute guztien irizpidea hartu behar dela kontuan baimendurik edo debekatuta zer dagoen, egiazko edo faltsu zer den, bereizteko.