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Quotation from Perpetual Peace by Immanuel Kant
“The problem of the formation of the state, hard as it may sound, is not insoluble, even for a race of devils, granted that they have intelligence.”
Perpetual Peace, First Supplement, trans. Mary Campbell Smith
Kant argues that a good constitution depends on balancing self-interested forces, not on citizens being morally good.
Citation: "The problem of the formation of the state, hard as it may sound, is not insoluble, even for a race of devils, granted that they have intelligence." — Immanuel Kant, Perpetual Peace, First Supplement, trans. Mary Campbell Smith. (id kant-perpetual-peace-q6)
Portrait: Immanuel Kant - Gemaelde 2, Becker, Public domain.
