XIV.
SOMETHING ELSE.
—What is restriction?
—A partial prohibition.
—What is prohibition?
—An absolute restriction.
—So that what is said of one is true of the other?
—Yes, comparatively. They bear the same relation to each other that the arc of the circle does to the circle.
—Then if prohibition is bad, restriction cannot be good.
—No more than the arc can be straight if the circle is curved.