He is inconstant and violent in his desires, and incapable of any steady conduct.

What at first keeps men together is not so much reverence for the father, as the common danger from wild beasts.

The traditions of antiquity are full of the prowess of heroes in killing dragons and monsters.

The second step to society is the danger men are in from one another.

To protect themselves, several families would be compelled to accept the leadership of the strongest.