They are to society what food is to individual life, of sexual intercourse and mother's care to the continuance of the race.

The primary moralities could not be exchanged for rules enacting murder, pillage, injustice, unveracity, repudiation of engagements; because under these rules, human society would fall to pieces.
(2) The manner of carrying into effect these primary regulations of society, varies according to Custom.

In some communities the machinery is rude and imperfect; while others have greatly improved it.

The Greeks took the lead in advancing judicial machinery, the Romans followed.
In the regulations not essential to Being, but important to Well-being, there has prevailed the widest discrepancy of usage.

The single department relating to the Sexes is a sufficient testimony on this head.