Biological Point of View 15 



And undoubtedly he would find historic rea- 

 sons to support a hurry-up call for troops to 

 quell the strike. 



Though the foundations of modern civili- 

 zation were principally laid by the activities of 

 horsemen in some such way as described, yet 

 diverse conditions produced many versions 

 of the tale. Along the rivers and the ocean 

 shores, for example, the invention and im- 

 provement of boats furnished a mobility cor- 

 responding to that of the horseman on land. 

 The life of the pirate soon became profitable 

 and therefore highly respectable. In their boats 

 the sea kings would embark to fall suddenly 

 upon some inoffensive settlement, where they 

 would work their ruthless will. Such hardy 

 qualities of initiative and enterprise we are 

 often urged to hold in high respect, and it must 

 be admitted that some of the proudest nations 

 of today got their start in these activities. Cer- 

 tainly, it seems as if nature in accordance with 

 her ancient policy stamped the aggressive and 

 successful with the seal of her approval. 



5. The Consolidation of Society 



The primary organization of lords and serfs 

 proved to be m,erely the beginning of a stirring 



