CHAPTER VII. The School of Rousseau Considers Man by Nature Wholly

The school of Rousseau considers man by nature wholly good 76 Other schools maintain that he is absolutely depraved 76 Exaggerations of these schools 78 The restraining conscience distinctively human.--Comparison with the animals 79 Reality of human depravity.--Illustrated by war 81 Large amount of pure malevolence.--Political crime.--The press 83 Mendacity in finance 85 The sane view of human character 86 We learn with age to value restraints, to expect moderately and value compromise 86