Second Treatise of Government — Page 5
that there cannot be done a greater mischief to prince and people, than the propagating wrong notions concerning government; that so at last all times might not have reason to complain of the Drum Ecclesiastic.
dass dem Fürsten und dem Volk kein größerer Schaden zugefügt werden kann, als durch die Verbreitung falscher Vorstellungen über die Regierung; damit schließlich nicht alle Zeiten Grund hätten, über die Kirchentrommel zu klagen.
If any one, concerned really for truth, undertake the confutation of my Hypothesis, I promise him either to recant my mistake, upon fair conviction; or to answer his difficulties.
Wenn jemand, dem wirklich an der Wahrheit gelegen ist, die Widerlegung meiner Hypothese unternimmt, so verspreche ich ihm, entweder meinen Irrtum nach fairer Überzeugung zu widerrufen, oder auf seine Einwände zu antworten.
But he must remember two things.
Aber er muss sich zwei Dinge merken.
First, That cavilling here and there, at some expression, or little incident of my discourse, is not an answer to my book.
Erstens, dass das Herumkritisieren an dem einen oder anderen Ausdruck oder einer Kleinigkeit meiner Abhandlung keine Antwort auf mein Buch ist.
Secondly, That I shall not take railing for arguments, nor think either of these worth my notice, though I shall always look on myself as bound to give satisfaction to any one, who shall appear to be conscientiously scrupulous in the point, and shall shew any just grounds for his scruples.
Zweitens, dass ich Schimpfen nicht für Argumente halten werde, noch eines von beidem für beachtenswert halte, obwohl ich mich stets verpflichtet sehen werde, jedem Genugtuung zu geben, der in diesem Punkt gewissenhaft bedenklich erscheint und gerechte Gründe für seine Bedenken darlegt.
I have nothing more, but to advertise the reader, that Observations stands for Observations on Hobbs, Milton, &c. and that a bare quotation of pages always means pages of his Patriarcha, Edition 1680.
Ich habe nichts weiter hinzuzufügen, als den Leser darauf hinzuweisen, dass Observations für Observations on Hobbs, Milton, usw. steht, und dass ein bloßes Zitat von Seiten stets Seiten seiner Patriarcha, Ausgabe 1680, bedeutet.
Vocabulary
- dass
- Conjunction introducing a subordinate clause, meaning 'that'
- dem
- Dative definite article for masculine/neuter nouns
- Fürsten
- Princes or rulers; plural of Fürst
- Volk
- A people, nation, or folk group
- kein
- Negative article meaning 'no' or 'not any'
- größerer
- Greater or larger; comparative form of groß
- Schaden
- Damage, harm, or injury caused to someone
- zugefügt
- Inflicted or caused; past participle of zufügen
- werden
- Auxiliary verb for future or passive constructions
- kann
- Third-person singular of können, meaning 'can'
- als
- Conjunction or preposition meaning 'than' or 'as'
- durch
- Preposition meaning 'through' or 'by means of'
- Verbreitung
- Spreading or dissemination of information or ideas
- falscher
- False or incorrect; genitive/dative form of falsch
- Vorstellungen
- Ideas, notions, or conceptions held in the mind
- über
- Preposition meaning 'about,' 'over,' or 'above'
- Regierung
- Government or ruling administration of a state
- damit
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'so that' or 'with it'
- schließlich
- Finally, eventually, or in the end
- nicht
- Negation adverb meaning 'not'
- alle
- All or every; referring to an entire group
- Zeiten
- Times or ages; plural of Zeit
- Grund
- Reason, ground, or basis for something
- hätten
- Subjunctive II of haben, meaning 'would have'
- zu
- Preposition or infinitive particle meaning 'to'
- klagen
- To complain, lament, or file a legal complaint
- Wenn
- Conditional conjunction meaning 'if' or 'when'
- jemand
- Someone or somebody; an indefinite person
- wirklich
- Really, truly, or genuinely; expressing sincerity
- an
- Preposition meaning 'at,' 'on,' or 'to'
- Wahrheit
- Truth or factual correctness of a statement
- gelegen
- Located; past participle also meaning 'concerned with'
- Widerlegung
- Refutation or disproof of an argument or claim
- meiner
- Genitive or dative of mein, meaning 'of my'
- Hypothese
- Hypothesis or provisional theoretical assumption
- unternimmt
- Undertakes or attempts; third-person singular of unternehmen
- so
- Then, thus, or so; used in conditional constructions
- verspreche
- I promise; first-person singular of versprechen
- ihm
- Dative pronoun meaning 'him' or 'to him'
- entweder
- Either; used in either-or constructions
- meinen
- My; accusative plural of mein, or to mean/think
- Irrtum
- Error, mistake, or mistaken belief
- nach
- Preposition meaning 'after,' 'to,' or 'according to'
- fairer
- Fair or just; comparative or inflected form of fair
- Überzeugung
- Conviction or firm belief based on evidence
- widerrufen
- To retract or revoke a statement or claim
- oder
- Coordinating conjunction meaning 'or'
- auf
- Preposition meaning 'on,' 'upon,' or 'to'
- seine
- His or its; possessive pronoun in various forms
- Einwände
- Objections or counterarguments raised against something
- antworten
- To answer or respond to a question or objection
- Aber
- Coordinating conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'
- muss
- Must; third-person singular of müssen
- sich
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself,' 'herself,' or 'itself'
- Dinge
- Things or matters; plural of Ding
- merken
- To notice, remember, or bear in mind
- Erstens
- Firstly or first of all; introducing the first point
- Herumkritisieren
- Nitpicking or criticizing aimlessly around a topic
- anderen
- Another or other; inflected form of ander
- Ausdruck
- Expression, term, or wording used in language
- Kleinigkeit
- A trifle, minor detail, or small matter
- Abhandlung
- Treatise, essay, or scholarly written work
- keine
- No or none; feminine/plural negative article
- Antwort
- Answer or reply to a question or statement
- mein
- My; first-person singular possessive pronoun
- Buch
- Book; a written or printed literary work
- Zweitens
- Secondly; introducing the second point in a list
- Schimpfen
- Scolding, ranting, or verbal abuse
- für
- Preposition meaning 'for' or 'in favor of'
- Argumente
- Arguments or reasons supporting a position
- halten
- To hold, keep, or consider something in a way
- werde
- Future auxiliary or subjunctive form of werden
- noch
- Still, yet, or additionally; used in negation too
- eines
- Genitive of ein; one of something
- von
- Preposition meaning 'from,' 'of,' or 'by'
- beidem
- Both; dative form of beide referring to two things
- beachtenswert
- Noteworthy or worth paying attention to
- halte
- I consider or hold; first-person singular of halten
- obwohl
- Although or even though; concessive conjunction
- mich
- Accusative first-person pronoun meaning 'me'
- stets
- Always or constantly; formal synonym of immer
- verpflichtet
- Obligated or bound by duty to do something
- sehen
- To see or view; also used as 'to consider'
- jedem
- To everyone; dative form of jeder meaning 'each'
- Genugtuung
- Satisfaction or reparation given for an offense
- geben
- To give; fundamental verb of transfer or provision
- diesem
- This; dative masculine/neuter demonstrative pronoun
- Punkt
- Point, dot, or specific matter under discussion
- gewissenhaft
- Conscientious or scrupulous in fulfilling duties
- bedenklich
- Dubious, concerning, or giving cause for reflection
- erscheint
- Appears or seems; third-person singular of erscheinen
- gerechte
- Just, fair, or righteous; inflected form of gerecht
- Gründe
- Reasons or grounds; plural of Grund
- Bedenken
- Reservations, doubts, or misgivings about something
- darlegt
- Sets forth or presents clearly; from darlegen
- habe
- I have; first-person singular of haben
- nichts
- Nothing; negative indefinite pronoun
- weiter
- Further, more, or additionally; comparative of weit
- hinzuzufügen
- To add additionally; infinitive of hinzufügen
- Leser
- Reader; a person who reads a text
- darauf
- On that, thereupon; prepositional adverb
- hinzuweisen
- To point out or draw attention to something
- usw
- Abbreviation of und so weiter, meaning 'et cetera'
- steht
- Stands or is written; third-person singular of stehen
- bloßes
- Mere or bare; inflected form of bloß
- Zitat
- Quotation or citation from a text or speech
- Seiten
- Pages or sides; plural of Seite
- seiner
- His or its; genitive masculine/neuter of sein
- Ausgabe
- Edition or issue of a publication or work
- bedeutet
- Means or signifies; third-person singular of bedeuten
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