What Baruch Spinoza thinks about ideas vs execution

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Dutch philosopher (1632 to 1677), born in Amsterdam's Portuguese-Jewish community; died in The Hague; author of the Ethics and the Theological-Political Treatise.

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   Our readingSomeone who does what is right only from fear of punishment cannot be called just

   Their wordsIn truth, a man who renders everyone their due because he fears the gallows, acts under the sway and compulsion of others, and cannot be called just.

   ↗Theologico-Political Treatise, Part 1 (1670; R. H. M. Elwes translation)gutenberg.org All 20 from this book