"This is why the ultimate reason of things must lie in a necessary substance, in which the differentiation of the changes only exists eminently as in their source; and this is what we call God"
- Gottfried Leibniz
About this Quote
In this quote, Leibniz recommends that there should be an underlying substance or essence that describes all of the modifications and differences we see on the planet. This substance is essential and basic, and it is what we frequently describe as God. Basically, Leibniz is arguing that there must be some sort of ultimate cause or explanation for whatever, and that cause is rooted in a divine being.
"The law condemns and punishes only actions within certain definite and narrow limits; it thereby justifies, in a way, all similar actions that lie outside those limits"