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sort their slates�察�do they degrees and families。; 

     And   doubtless   this   theorylike   all   which   have   held   their   ground   for 

many   centuriesat   first   represented   a   fact。     These   castes   were�察  �at   first�察�

actually superior to the peoples over whom they ruled。                   I cannot�察�as long 

as my eyes are open�察�yield to the modern theory of the equalityindeed of 

the non´existenceof races。          Holding�察�as I do�察�the primaeval unity of the 

human   race�察  �I   see   in   that   race   the   same   inclination   to   sport   into   fresh 

varieties�察�the same competition of species between those varieties�察�which 

Mr。     Darwin     has   pointed     out   among      plants   and    mere    animals。      A 

distinguished      man    arises�察  �from    him   a  distinguished      family�察  �from    it  a 

distinguished tribe�察 �stronger�察�cunninger  than  those around。                It   asserts   its 

supremacy over its neighbours at first exactly as a plant or animal would 

do�察�by destroying�察�and�察�where possible�察�eating them�察�next�察�having grown 

more prudent�察�by enslaving them�察�next�察�having gained a little morality in 



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addition   to   its   prudence�察  �by   civilising   them�察  �raising   them   more   or   less 

toward      its  own    standard。     And     thus�察  �in  every    land�察  �civilisation   and 

national life has arisen out of the patriarchal state�察�and the Eastern scheik�察�

with his wives�察�free and slave�察�and his hundreds of fighting men born in 

his house�察�is the type of all primaeval rulers。              He is the best man of his 

hordein every sense of the word best�察�and whether he have a right to rule 

them   or   not�察  �they   consider   that   he   has�察  �and   are   the   better   men   for   his 

guidance。 

     Whether this ought to have been the history of primaeval civilisation�察�

is a question not to be determined here。              That it is the history thereof�察�is 

surely patent to anyone who will imagine to himself what must have been。 

In the first place�察�the strongest and cunningest savage must have had the 

chance of producing children more strong and cunning than the average�察�

he   would   havethe   strongest   savage   has   stillthe   power   of   obtaining   a 

wife�察�or wives�察�superior in beauty and in household skill�察�which involves 

superiority of intellect�察�and therefore his children wouldsome of them at 

leastbe superior to the average�察�both from the father's and the mother's 

capacities。      They     again   would    marry     select  wives�察   �and   their   children 

again would do the same�察�till�察�in a very few generations�察�a family would 

have   established   itself�察  �considerably   superior   to   the   rest   of   the   tribe   in 

body and mind�察�and become assuredly its ruling race。 

     Again�察  �if   one   of   that   race   invented   a   new   weapon�察  �a   new   mode   of 

tillage�察  �or   aught   else   which    gave    him   power�察    �that  would     add   to  the 

superiority   of   his   whole   family。     For   the   invention   would   be   jealously 

kept among them as a mystery�察�a hereditary secret。                 To this simple cause�察�

surely�察   �is  to  be   referred    the   system    of   hereditary    caste   occupations�察�

whether in Egypt or Hindoostan。             To this�察�too�察�the fact that alike in Greek 

and in Teutonic legend the chief so often appears�察�not merely as the best 

warrior      and    best   minstrel�察    �but   as   the   best    smith�察   �armourer�察    �and 

handicraftsman of his tribe。           If�察�however�察�the inventor happened to be a 

low´born genius�察�its advantages would still accrue to the ruling race。                    For 

nothing   could   be   more   natural   or   more   easyas   more   than   one   legend 

intimatesthan that the king should extort the new secret from his subject�察�

and then put him to death to prevent any further publicity。 



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     Two great inventive geniuses we may see dimly through the abysses of 

the   past�察  �both   of   whom   must   have   become   in   their   time   great   chiefs�察�

founders of mighty aristocraciesit may be�察�worshipped after their death 

as gods。 

     The first�察�who seems to have existed after the age in which the black 

race colonised Australia�察�must have been surely a man worthy to hold rank 

with our Brindleys�察�Watts�察�and Stephensons。                 For he invented ��and mind�察�

one man must have invented the thing first�察�and by the very nature of it�察�

invented      it  all  at  once��   an  instrument      so  singular�察   �unexpected�察     �unlike 

anything to be seen in nature�察�that I wonder it has not been called�察�like the 

plough�察  �the   olive�察  �or   the   vine�察  �a   gift   of   the   immortal   gods�此�and   yet   an 

instrument so simple�察�so easy�察�and so perfect�察�that it spread over all races 

in   Europe   and America�察  �and   no   substitute   could   be   found   for   it   till   the 

latter part   of the  fifteenth century。         Yes�察�a  great genius   was he�察 �and the 

consequent founder of a great aristocracy and conquering race�察�who first 

invented for himself and his children after him abow and arrow。 

     The nextwhether before or after the first in time�察�it suits me to speak 

of him in second placewas the man who was the potential ancestor of the 

whole Ritterschaft�察�Chivalry�察�and knightly caste of Europe�察�the man who 

first�察�finding a foal upon the steppe�察�deserted by its dam�察�brought it home�察�

and   reared   it�察  �and   then   bethought   him   of   the   happy  notion   of   making   it 

drawpresumably by its taila fashion which endured long in Ireland�察�and 

had   to   be   forbidden   by   law�察  �I   think   as   late   as   the   sixteenth   century。 A 

great aristocrat must that man have become。                  A greater still he who first 

substituted the bit for the halter。           A greater still he who first thought of 

wheels。      A greater still he who conceived the yoke and pole for bearing 

up   his   chariot�察  �for   that   same   yoke�察  �and   pole�察  �and   chariot�察  �became   the 

peculiar   instrument   of   conquerors   like   him   who   mightily   oppressed   the 

children of   Israel�察�for   he had nine   hundred chariots   of iron。             Egyptians�察�

Syrians�察�Assyrians�察�Greeks�察�Romansnone of them improved on the form 

of the conquering biga�察�till it was given up by a race who preferred a pair 

of   shafts   to   their   carts�察  �and   who   had   learnt   to   ride   instead   of   drive。 A 

great   aristocrat�察  �again�察  �must   he   have   been   among   those   latter   races   who 

first conceived the notion of getting on his horse's back�察�accommodating 



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his motions to the beast's�察�and becoming a centaur�察�half´man�察�half´horse。 

That   invention   must   have   tended�察  �in   the   first   instance�察  �as   surely   toward 

democracy as did the invention of firearms。                  A tribe of riders must have 

been   always�察  �more   or   less�察  �equal   and   free。    Equal   because   a   man   on   a 

horse would feel himself a man indeed�察�because the art of riding called out 

an independence�察�a self´help�察�a skill�察�a consciousness of power�察�a personal 

pride   and   vanity�察  �which   would   defy   slavery。        Free�察  �because   a   tribe   of 

riders might be defeated�察�exterminated�察�but never enchained。                     They could 

never   become   gleboe   adscripti�察  �bound   to   the   soil�察  �as   long   as   they   could 

take horse and saddle�察�and away。             History gives us more than one glimpse 

of such tribesthe scourge and terror of the non´riding races with whom 

they    came     in  contact。     Some�察    �doubtless�察    �remember       how    in  the   wars 

between   Alfred   and   the   Danes�察   �the   army;   ��the   Scandinavian   invaders�� 

again   and   again   horse   themselves�察  �steal   away   by   night   from   the   Saxon 

infantry�察�and ride over the land ��whether in England or in France���察 �doing 

unspeakable evil。;         To that special instinct of horsemanship�察�which still 

distinguishes their descendants�察�we may attribute mainly the Scandinavian 

settlement of the north and east of England。               Some�察�too�察�may recollect the 

sketch   of   the   primeval   Hun�察  �as   he   first   appeared   to   the   astonished   and 

disgusted   old   Roman   soldier Ammianus   Marcellinus�察  �the   visages   ;more 

like cakes than faces�察─�the ;figures like those which are hewn out with an 

axe on the poles at bridge´ ends�察─�the rat´skin coats�察�which they wore till 

they rotted off their limbs�察�their steaks of meat cooked between the saddle 

and the thigh�察�the little horses on which ;they eat and drink�察�buy and sell�察�

and   sleep   lying   forward   along   his   narrow   neck�察  �and   indulging   in   every 

variety of dream。;         And over and above�察�and more important politically�察�

the common councils ;held on horseback�察�under the authority of no king�察�

but content with the irregular government of nobles�察�under whose leading 

they force their way through all obstacles。;                A racelike those Cossacks 

who are probably their lineal descendantsto be feared�察�to be hired�察�to be 

petted�察�but not to be conquered。 

     Instances   nearer   home   of   free   equestrian   races   we   have   in   our   own 

English   borderers�察  �among   whom   ��as   Mr。   Froude   says��   the   farmers   and 

their   farm´servants   had   but   to      snatch   their   arms   and   spring   into   their 



                                 
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