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Intolerance is milder here than in Turkey, though it is in 

 some respects greater. A Persian will not eat with a person 

 of a diflerent religion ; nor drink out of the same cup with a 

 Christian, a Jew, or even an Indian.* Judges are still more 

 corrupt here than in Turkey, for they take bribes from both 

 the contending parties. t 



Hence it is not in this country that we can seek for security 

 either for life or property ; consequently the government 

 must be deemed semi-barbarian ; though in politeness even to 

 strangers, the Persians exceed every other Asiatic nation, but 

 their politeness is interested. |. 



Luxury of every kind is carried to a great excess, both 

 in buildings, number of domestics, dress, and mode of 

 living. § 



Of the Condition of Mankind in the Savage State. 



By the savage state I understand that in which different fa- 

 milies exist without any other connexion with each other, but 

 a common language and habitation in the same territory ; un- 

 controuled by any laws but those of nature, having no chief 



invested 



• Olivier Voyage en Egj-pte & en Perse, vol. 5. 253. 

 •j Ibid, p- 256. &. 258. % 2 Decour. '.'70. § 2 Olivier, 258. 



