Second Treatise of Government — Page 4

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A state also of equality, wherein all the power and jurisdiction is reciprocal, no one having more than another; there being nothing more evident, than that creatures of the same species and rank, promiscuously born to all the same advantages of nature, and the use of the same faculties, should also be equal one amongst another without subordination or subjection, unless the lord and master of them all should, by any manifest declaration of his will, set one above another, and confer on him, by an evident and clear appointment, an undoubted right to dominion and sovereignty.

Uno stato anche di uguaglianza, in cui tutto il potere e la giurisdizione è reciproca, nessuno avendo più dell'altro; non essendovi nulla di più evidente, che le creature della stessa specie e rango, indistintamente nate a tutti gli stessi vantaggi della natura, e all'uso delle stesse facoltà, dovrebbero anche essere uguali l'una all'altra senza subordinazione o soggezione, a meno che il signore e padrone di tutti loro non dovesse, con qualsiasi manifesta dichiarazione della sua volontà, porre uno al di sopra dell'altro, e conferirgli, con una evidente e chiara nomina, un indubitabile diritto al dominio e alla sovranità.

Sect. 5. This equality of men by nature, the judicious Hooker looks upon as so evident in itself, and beyond all question, that he makes it the foundation of that obligation to mutual love amongst men, on which he builds the duties they owe one another, and from whence he derives the great maxims of justice and charity.

Sez. 5. Questa uguaglianza degli uomini per natura, il giudizioso Hooker la considera così evidente in sé stessa, e al di là di ogni dubbio, che ne fa il fondamento di quell'obbligo all'amore reciproco tra gli uomini, sul quale costruisce i doveri che essi si devono l'un l'altro, e da cui deriva le grandi massime della giustizia e della carità.

Vocabulary

uno: One; a single person or thing.
stato: State; condition or political entity.
anche: Also; too; in addition.
di: Of; from; preposition indicating possession.
uguaglianza: Equality; the state of being equal.
in: In; inside; preposition of location.
cui: Which; whom; relative pronoun.
tutto: All; everything; the whole.
il: The; masculine singular definite article.
potere: Power; ability; to be able.
la: The; feminine singular definite article.
giurisdizione: Jurisdiction; legal authority over territory.
reciproca: Reciprocal; mutual; shared equally between parties.
nessuno: No one; nobody; not any.
avendo: Having; present participle of avere.
più: More; greater in quantity or degree.
dell: Of the; contraction of di+il.
altro: Other; another; different.
non: Not; negation particle.
nulla: Nothing; not anything.
evidente: Evident; clear; obvious.
che: That; which; relative pronoun.
le: The; feminine plural definite article.
creature: Creatures; living beings; creations.
della: Of the; feminine singular contraction.
stessa: Same; identical; the very one.
specie: Species; kind; type.
rango: Rank; social position; status.
nate: Born; feminine plural past participle.
tutti: All; everyone; everybody.
gli: The; masculine plural definite article.
stessi: Same; identical; themselves.
vantaggi: Advantages; benefits; favorable conditions.
natura: Nature; natural world; essence.
all: To the; contraction of a+il.
uso: Use; usage; custom; practice.
delle: Of the; feminine plural contraction.
facoltà: Faculties; abilities; powers; right.
dovrebbero: Should; ought to; conditional form.
essere: To be; fundamental verb.
uguali: Equal; of same value or rank.
una: One; a; feminine singular indefinite article.
altra: Another; different; one more.
senza: Without; lacking; in absence of.
subordinazione: Subordination; being under authority.
soggezione: Subjection; state of being subject.
meno: Less; fewer; minus.
signore: Sir; mister; lord; gentleman.
padrone: Master; owner; boss; landlord.
loro: Their; theirs; to them.
dovesse: Should; ought; subjunctive of dovere.
con: With; accompanied by; having.
qualsiasi: Any; any kind of; whatever.
manifesta: Manifest; clear; obvious; evident.
dichiarazione: Declaration; statement; announcement; pronouncement.
sua: His; her; its; possessive pronoun.
volontà: Will; willingness; intention; determination.
porre: To place; to put; to set.
sopra: Above; over; on top of.
chiara: Clear; evident; explicit.
nomina: Nomination; appointment; designation.
diritto: Right; law; justice; straight.
dominio: Dominion; rule; control; power.
sovranità: Sovereignty; supreme authority; independence.
Questa: This; feminine demonstrative pronoun.
degli: Of the; masculine plural contraction.
uomini: Men; mankind; human beings.
per: For; by means of; through.
giudizioso: Judicious; wise; prudent; sensible.

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