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Quotation from The Science of Right by Immanuel Kant
“It may be said that the universal and lasting establishment of Peace constitutes not merely a part, but the whole final purpose and End of the Science of Right as viewed within the limits of Reason”
The Science of Right, Conclusion, trans. W. Hastie (1887)
The final paragraph, which adds that the ideal must be pursued by gradual reform rather than violent overthrow of an existing constitution.
Citation: "It may be said that the universal and lasting establishment of Peace constitutes not merely a part, but the whole final purpose and End of the Science of Right as viewed within the limits of Reason" — Immanuel Kant, The Science of Right, Conclusion, trans. W. Hastie (1887). (id kant-science-of-right-q15)
