William H. Prescott Quote

Where there is no free agency, there can be no morality. Where there is no temptation, there can be little claim to virtue. Where the routine is rigorously proscribed by law, the law, and not the man, must have the credit of the conduct.


History of the conquest of Peru, with a preliminary view of the civilization of the Incas (ed. 1855)


Where there is no free agency, there can be no morality. Where there is no temptation, there can be little claim to virtue. Where the routine is...

Where there is no free agency, there can be no morality. Where there is no temptation, there can be little claim to virtue. Where the routine is...

Where there is no free agency, there can be no morality. Where there is no temptation, there can be little claim to virtue. Where the routine is...

Where there is no free agency, there can be no morality. Where there is no temptation, there can be little claim to virtue. Where the routine is...