Translation Exercise for Beginners: Number 14
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So here is our sentence for Number 14:
"Las buenas costumbres, y no la fuerza, son las columnas de las leyes; y el ejercicio de la justicia es el ejercicio de la libertad."
Simón Bolívar
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Answer:
Good customs, not violence are the pillars of law; and the exercise of justice is the excercise of liberty.
(See my answer below for details and congratulations!)
18 Answers
Good morals, not violence are the pillars of law; and the exercise of justice is the exercise of liberty.
Las buenas costumbres, y no la fuerza, son las columnas de las leyes; y el ejercicio de la justicia es el ejercicio de la libertad.
Good customs, and not force, are the pillars of law; and the exercise of justice is the exercise of liberty.
The good manners, and not the force, are the pillars of law; and the exercise of justice is the exercise of freedom.
Las buenas costumbres, y no la fuerza, son las columnas de las leyes; y el ejercicio de la justicia es el ejercicio de la libertad.
"Las buenas costumbres, y no la fuerza, son las columnas de las leyes; y el ejercicio de la justicia es el ejercicio de la libertad."
Simón Bolívar
Morality, without force, is the foundation of law; and an exercise in justice is an exercise in freedom.
OK - my changes (for better or worse):
Morality, without force, is the foundation of government; and the exercise of justice is the exercise of freedom.
Seems to me that freedom and liberty are equivalent in this case.
It's good tradition, not strength, that is a cornerstone of law, and putting justice to the test is also a trial of freedom.
Good customs and not force are the pillars of law; and the exercise of justice is the exercise of liberty.
Edit related to the hint: Good mores and not power are the pillars of the law and the exercise of justice is the exercise of liberty.
The good customs, not power, are the pillars of the law; and the practice of justice is the practice of liberty.
Good customs, not force, are the pillars of the law; and the exercise of justice is the exercise of liberty.
[OK, this one was spooky. I actually didn't have to look up many of the words. 
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Take two: I would've gone with something more like "Moral acts" rather than "Good customs," so:
Moral acts, not force, are the pillars of the law; and the exercise of justice is the exercise of liberty.
Ethics and not enforcement are the hallmarks of laws; and the exercise of justice is the exercise of freedom.
"Las buenas costumbres, y no la fuerza, son las columnas de las leyes; y el ejercicio de la justicia es el ejercicio de la libertad."
"Good customs, not enforcement, are the pillars of law; and the exercise of justice is the exercise of liberty."
Good habits, and not force, are the pillars of the laws; and the exercise of justice is the exercise of liberty."
Good customs and not force are the pillars of the legal system; and the exercise of justice is the exercise of liberty.
Good customs, not force are the pillars of laws: and the exercise of justice is the exercise of liberty.
Good habits morals and not force are the pillars of law; and the exercise of justice is the exercise of liberty. This was difficult in that it was too obvious. Something has to be wrong.
hay un errorcillo: "justucia" instead of "justicia".
