Laplace, from the heights of his knowledge, teaches that the curve described by a simple particle of air or vapor is regulated by a law as certain as the orbits of the planets; and is not Man the equal subject of certain law?
In this statement, Sumner draws a parallel between natural laws governing the universe and the laws applicable to humanity.
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