9. Military branch of government, 10. Public police with respect to the poor, A brief account of Aristotle's logic. With re- 1. Of the first three treatises, 3. Account of the First Analytics, 5. Account of the remaining books of the D URING the infancy of a nation, every member depends on his own industry for procuring the necessaries of life: he is his own mason, his own tailor, his own physician; and on himself he chiefly relies for offence as well as defence. Every favage can say, what few beggars among us can fay, Omria mea mecum porto; and hence the aptiVol. III. A tude tude of a favage for war, which makes little alteration in his manner of living. In early times accordingly, the men were all warriors, and every known art was exercised by women; which continues to be the case of American savages. And even after arts were so much improved as to be exercised by men, none who could bear arms were exempted from war. In feudal governments, the military spirit was carried to a great height: all gentlemen were soldiers by profession; and every other art was defpised, as low, if not contemptible. Even in the unnatural state of the feudal system, arts made some progress, not excepting those for amusement; and many conveniencies, formerly unknown, became necessary to comfortable living. A man: accustomed to manifold conveniencies, cannot bear with patience to be deprived of them; he hates war, and clings to the sweets of peace. Hence the necessity of a military establishment, hardening men by strict discipline to endure the fatigues of war. By a standing army, war is carried on more regularly and scientifically than in a feudal government; but as it is carried on with infinitely greater expence, na |