ABSTRACT
A social system in its decline, a new system arrived at maturity and approaching its completion—such is the fundamental character that the general progress of civilization has assigned to the present epoch. The characteristic view that predominates in the popular mind as to the mode of reorganizing society indicates a profound ignorance of the fundamental conditions necessary to give consistency to any social system. The scientific doctrine of politics considers the social state in which the human race has always been found by observers as the necessary effect of its organization. By the definitive establishment of Christianity, and practice was systematically and completely effected in relation to the general action of society, as it had already been in relation to all special operations. The defects in the modes of conceiving the organization of society by the people and by kings having been shown, the chapter concludes that both have pursued wrong methods in framing the plan of reorganization.
