Section 265
Original German
265 Diese Institutionen machen die Verfassung, d. i. die entwickelte und verwirklichte Vernünftigkeit, im Besonderen aus, und sind darum die feste Basis des Staats, so wie des Zutrauens und der Gesinnung der Individuen für denselben, und die Grundsäulen der öffentlichen Freyheit, da in ihnen die besondere Freyheit realisirt und vernünftig, damit in ihnen selbst an sich die Vereinigung der Freyheit und Nothwendigkeit vorhanden ist.
Musean translation
Machine-assisted Musean translation made directly from Hegel's German in the Berlin Nicolai first edition, dated 1821. Complete preface, introduction and sections 1–360, including the author's remarks and notes; no later Gans additions.
265 These institutions make up the constitution, that is, developed and realized rationality, in the particular, and are therefore the firm basis of the state, as of the trust and disposition of individuals toward it, and the pillars of public freedom, since in them particular freedom is realized and rational, and so the union of freedom and necessity is present in them in itself.
Plain English translation
Independent machine-assisted Plain English translation made directly from the German first-edition source, not from the Musean edition or an existing English translation. Complete preface, introduction and sections 1–360 with the author's remarks and notes.
265 These institutions make up the constitution, that is, developed and realized rationality, in the particular. For that reason they are the firm basis of the state, and of the trust and the disposition individuals have toward it. They are the main pillars of public freedom, because in them particular freedom is realized and rational. So the union of freedom and necessity is present in them in itself.
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