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A well-organised state can make people good citizens even if not morally good people
Drawn from what Immanuel Kant said
What Immanuel Kant actually said
- Immanuel Kant German philosopher (1724 to 1804), born in Königsberg
And hence, from the standpoint of reason, the result will be the same as if both forces did not exist, and each individual is compelled to be, if not a morally good man, yet at least a good citizen.
Where this was said
↗Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Essay (1795; M. Campbell Smith translation)gutenberg.org
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