Page:A discourse upon the origin and foundation of the inequality among mankind (IA discourseuponori00rous).pdf/210

 the old Materials. Society at firt conited merely of ome general Conventions which all the Members bound themelves to oberve, and for the Performance of which the whole Body became Security to every Individual. Experience was neceary to hew the great Weaknes of uch a Contitution, and how eay it was for thoe, who infringed it, to ecape the Conviction or Chatiement of Faults, of which the Public alone was to be both the Witnes and the Judge; the Laws could not fail of being eluded a thouand Ways; InconvenienciesInconconveniencies [sic] and Diorders could not but multiply continually, till it was at lat found neceary to think of committing to private Perons the dangerous Trut of public Authority, and to Magitrates the Care of enforcing Obedience to the People: for to ay that Chiefs were elected before Confederacies were formed, and that the Miniters of the Laws