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 Logic, and withal much quicker, the bet Rules of Conduct, which for the ake of his own Safety and Advantage it was proper he hould oberve towards them.

Intructed by experience that the Love of Happines is the ole Principle of all human Actions, he found himelf in a Condition to ditinguish the few Caes, in which common Interet might authorize him to build upon the Aitance of his Fellows, and thoe till fewer, in which a Competition of Interets might jutly render it upected. In the firt Cae he united with them in the ame Flock, or at mot by ome kind of free Aociation which obliged none of its Members, and lated no longer than the tranitory Neceity that had given birth to it. In the econd Cae every one aimed at his own private Advantage, either by open Force if he found himelf trong enough, or by Cunning and Addres if