The true view. Overgrowth of State and Church. Freedom of discussion. The supremacy of an ancient sacred book. In primitive times no contact of peoples save through war.
Warfare breaks up habit and commingles the products of local developments.
Dissolution of the kin group makes for individuality and initiative. It persists in the less accessible fields. Collective habits more stable than individual habits. Habits of consumption more persistent than habits of production. Custom powerful in matters of feeling.