The most drastic measure, however, taken and effectuated by the supreme power, to combat the preponderance of the feelings of spite and vindictiveness-it takes this measure as soon as it is at all strong enough to do so-is the foundation of law, the imperative declaration of what in its eyes is to be regarded as just and lawful, and what unjust and unlawful:
Erabakigarriena, ordea, ahalmen gorenak egiten eta ezartzen duena kontrako eta imitaziozko sentimenduen gainahalmenaren aurka-beti egiten du hori, nolabait, horretarako behar adina indar duen bezain laster-, legearen ezarpena da, aldarrikapen inperatiboa bere begietara baimendu gisa, zuzen gisa agertu behar duenari buruz eta debekatu gisa, bidegabe gisa orokorrean agertu behar duenari buruz: