Chapter 9: Morals produce order out of natural chaos. Society is based on social order (The Lessons of History)

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Morals stave off chaos. Social order needs discipline, and often is reinforced through religious belief.

Related posts:

  1. The Battle between Order and Chaos
  2. Chapter 6: History (and nature) do not agree with our conceptions of good and bad.(The Lessons of History)
  3. Chapter 8: In the long view of history, moral codes are universal and necessary (The Lessons of History)
  4. Lesson 2: Order and Chaos

"A gilded No is more satisfactory than a dry yes" - Gracian