BOOK III PART II
the law of nations do to those of the law of na-
ture. It is contrary to the interest of civil society,
that men should have an entire liberty of in-
dulging their appetites in venereal enjoyment:
But as this interest is weaker than in the case
of the female sex, the moral obligation, arising
from it, must be proportionably weaker. And
to prove this we need only appeal to the prac-
tice and sentiments of all nations and ages.