MANDEVILLE THE GLIBERTARIAN

There are many instances of Mandeville praising laisser-faire and this is one of the more striking:

If Courtezans and Strumpets were to be prosecuted with as much Rigour as some silly People would have it, what Locks or Bars would be sufficient to preserve the Honour of our Wives and Daughters? Section [93](H.) Parties directly opposite, Assist each other, as ’twere for spight: Page 10. Line 5.