Mankind became more settled. Nations eventually formed. Conjugal love increased, as did ideas of merit and preference. Jealousy eventually developed together with love, and discord triumphs. Songs and dances in villages led to comparison amongst people. This was the beginning of inequality and vice. As soon as men began to appreciate each other, civility and consideration became important. Contempt for another became a serious offense. This is the state of contemporary savage peoples, which makes people think that man is naturally cruel and needs political order to survive. In reality, nothing is as gentle as natural man.
jean-jacques rousseau as retold by the masterful writers behind sparknotes. "Discourse on the Origin of Inequality."
*the last sparknotes post was originally by Jack Kerouac as retold by some other masterful writers of sparknotes. "On the Road."
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