13 Oct 1815

Jug. True

Ch. Conditions &c.

*3

(1)

The habits and qualities the prevalence of which among his followers was necessary to the success of his enterprize, and to the creation and preservation of which his efforts were directed, were it has been [said] of two opposite descriptions: Some were conducive to the will being not only of that particular community or society, but to that of every community or society: others again, conducive and indeed necessary at the moment to the formation of that particular community or society, but altogether incompatible with the continuance either of any other society, or even of that very society in and to the formation of which they had served.

To those of the former class have the religion in question been indebted altogether indebted not only for all the good it has produced but probably in no inconsiderable degree for the success it has experienced: for though in the production of that effect the fears and hopes created and maintained by it, and more especially the fears have probably had by much the greatest share, yet among the rulers of mankind especially in these later times there can be little doubt but that the notion of its ubility in the character of a means for the well-being as well as being of society in general, has had and continues to have no inconsiderable share.