And if we may not suppose men ever to have been in the state of nature, because we hear not much of them in such a state, we may as well suppose the armies of Salmanasser or Xerxes were never children, because we hear little of them, till they were men, and imbodied in armies.
Ez badugu zilegi pentsatzea gizakiak noizbait naturazko egoeran bizi izan direla, horren berririk ez dugulako, orduan, Salmanaser edo Xerxesen soldaduek haurtzarorik ez zutela izan pentsatu beharko dugu ere, ez baitakigu ezertxo ere beraietaz gizon bihurtu eta gudarostea osatu zuten arte.