(The necessity of this is obvious; for since we must know the prior premises from which the demonstration is drawn, and since the regress must end in immediate truths, those truths must be indemonstrable.)
(Selle paratamatus on ilmne; sest kuna me peame teadma eelnevaid eeldusi, millest tõestused lähtuvad, ning kuna regressioon peab lõppema vahetute tõdedega, siis need viimased peavad olema tõestamatud.)