![]() Here natural morality itself led men to be reasonable. The Lacedaemonian was born with the character of philosopher and citizen, and the native air was sufficient to make men wise and courageous. In Lacedaemon man had at birth, if one can say so, the seeds of uprightness and real fearlessness. In the rest of the universe the help of science or the light of religion have helped us to distinguish man from beast. It seems that only in Lacedaemon did nature herself create real men. More than that, it has become the object of admiration for posterity, which will spread its fame far and wide as long as the love for great and beautiful things endures. A WONDERFUL republic, which was an object of fear for the Persians and of veneration for the Greeks. Originally published as "Lacédémone," Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, 9:152–160 (Paris, 1765). Ann Arbor: Michigan Publishing, University of Michigan Library, 2003. "Lacedaemon, Republic of." The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert Collaborative Translation Project. of "Lacédémone," Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, vol. Please see for information on reproduction. ![]() This text is protected by copyright and may be linked to without seeking permission. ![]() Hoyt and Thomas Cassirer, trans., The Encyclopedia: Selections: Diderot, d'Alembert and a Society of Men of Letters (Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1965).
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