The principle of equity first came into evidence in Roman jurisprudence and was derived by analogy from the physical meaning of the word.
The most general law in nature is equity-the principle of balance and symmetry which guides the growth of forms along the lines of the greatest structural efficiency.
I have not the slightest doubt that this form of individuation represents a higher stage in the evolution of mankind.
Morality, as has often been pointed out, is antecedent to religion-it even exists in a rudimentary form among animals.
The assumption is that the right kind of society is an organic being not merely analogous to an organic being, but actually a living structure with appetites and digestions, instincts and passions, intelligence and reason.
The sense of historical continuity, and a feeling for philosophical rectitude cannot, however, be compromised.
