When equality of conditions succeeds a protracted conflict between the different classes of which the elder society was composed, envy, hatred, and uncharitableness, pride, and exaggerated self-confidence are apt to seize upon the human heart, and plant their sway there for a time.
Gizarte zaharra osatzen zuten klase ezberdinen arteko borroka luzearen ondoren baldintzak berdindu egiten direnean, inbidia, gorrotoa eta auzokoaganako mesprezua, harrokeria eta nork bere buruarekiko konfiantza exageratua sartzen dira, nolabait esateko, giza bihotzean, bertan ezarriz beren agintea aldi baterako.