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St. Augustine
On Christian Doctrine
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BOOK III.
chap. 14. Error of those who think that there is no absolute right and wrong
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chap
.
14
.
Error
of
those
who
think
that
there
is
no
absolute
right
and
wrong
But
when
men
unacquainted
with
other
modes
of
life
than
their
own
meet
with
the
record
of
such
actions
,
unless
they
are
restrained
by
authority
,
they
look
upon
them
as
sins
,
and
do
not
consider
that
their
own
customs
either
in
regard
to
marriage
,
or
feasts
,
or
dress
,
or
the
other
necessities
and
adornments
of
human
life
,
appear
sinful
to
the
people
of
other
nations
and
other
times
.
And
,
distracted
by
this
endless
variety
of
customs
,
some
who
were
half
asleep
(
as
I
may
say
)
that
is
,
who
were
neither
sunk
in
the
deep
sleep
of
folly
,
nor
were
able
to
awake
into
the
light
of
wisdom
have
thought
that
there
was
no
such
thing
as
absolute
right
,
but
that
every
nation
took
its
own
custom
for
right
;
and
that
,
since
every
nation
has
a
different
custom
,
and
right
must
remain
unchangeable
,
it
becomes
manifest
that
there
is
no
such
thing
as
right
at
all
.
Such
men
did
not
perceive
,
to
take
only
one
example
,
that
the
precept
, "
Whatsoever
ye
would
that
men
should
do
to
you
,
do
ye
even
so
to
them
,"
I
cannot
be
altered
by
any
diversity
of
national
customs
.
And
this
precept
,
when
it
is
referred
to
the
love
of
God
,
destroys
all
vices
;
when
to
the
love
of
one
'
s
neighbour
,
puts
an
end
to
all
crimes
.
For
no
one
is
willing
to
defile
his
own
dwelling
;
he
ought
not
,
therefore
,
to
defile
the
dwelling
of
God
,
that
is
,
himself
.
And
no
one
wishes
an
injury
to
be
done
him
by
another
;
he
himself
,
therefore
,
ought
not
to
do
injury
to
another
.
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