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82:2.1 The [[story]] of the [[evolution]] of [[marriage]] is simply the [[history]] of [[sex]] [[control]] through the [[pressure]] of [[social]], [[religious]], and [[civil]] restrictions. [[Nature]] hardly [[recognizes]] [[individuals]]; it takes no cognizance of so-called [[morals]]; it is only and exclusively interested in the [[reproduction]] of the [[species]]. [[Nature]] compellingly insists on [[reproduction]] but indifferently leaves the consequential [[problems]] to be solved by [[society]], thus creating an ever-present and major [[problem]] for [[evolutionary]] [[mankind]]. This [[social]] [[conflict]] consists in the unending [[war]] between basic [[instincts]] and evolving [[ethics]].

82:2.1 The [[story]] of the [[evolution]] of [[marriage]] is simply the [[history]] of [[sex]] [[control]] through the [[pressure]] of [[social]], [[religious]], and [[civil]] restrictions. [[Nature]] hardly [[recognizes]] [[individuals]]; it takes no cognizance of so-called [[morals]]; it is only and exclusively interested in the [[reproduction]] of the [[species]]. [[Nature]] compellingly insists on [[reproduction]] but indifferently leaves the consequential [[problems]] to be solved by [[society]], thus creating an ever-present and major [[problem]] for [[evolutionary]] [[mankind]]. This [[social]] [[conflict]] consists in the unending [[war]] between basic [[instincts]] and evolving [[ethics]].

82:2.2 Among the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_64 early races] there was little or no [[regulation]] of the [[relations]] of the sexes. Because of this [[sex]] [[license]], no [[prostitution]] existed. Today, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmies Pygmies] and other backward [[groups]] have no [[marriage]] [[institution]]; a [[study]] of these peoples reveals the simple [[mating]] customs followed by [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_64 primitive races]. But all [[ancient]] peoples should always be [[studied]] and [[judged]] in the light of the [[moral]] [[standards]] of the [[mores]] of their own times.

82:2.2 Among the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_64 early races] there was little or no [[regulation]] of the [[relations]] of the sexes. Because of this [[sex]] [[license]], no [[prostitution]] existed. Today, the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmies Pygmies] and other backward [[groups]] have no [[marriage]] [[institution]]; a [[study]] of these peoples reveals the simple [[mating]] customs followed by [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_64 primitive races]. But all [[ancient]] peoples should always be [[studied]] and [[judged]] in the light of the [[moral]] [[standards]] of the [[mores]] of their own times.

82:2.3 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_love Free love], however, has never been in good standing above the [[scale]] of rank [[savagery]]. The moment societal [[groups]] began to [[form]], [[marriage]] codes and marital restrictions began to [[develop]]. [[Mating]] has thus [[progressed]] through a multitude of [[transitions]] from a [[state]] of almost complete [[sex]] [[license]] to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Century twentieth-century] [[standards]] of [[relatively]] complete [[sex]] [[Control|restriction]].

82:2.3 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_love Free love], however, has never been in good standing above the [[scale]] of rank [[savagery]]. The moment societal [[groups]] began to [[form]], [[marriage]] codes and marital restrictions began to [[develop]]. [[Mating]] has thus [[progressed]] through a multitude of [[transitions]] from a [[state]] of almost complete [[sex]] [[license]] to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Century twentieth-century] [[standards]] of [[relatively]] complete [[sex]] [[Control|restriction]].

82:2.4 In the earliest [[stages]] of [[tribal]] [[development]] the [[mores]] and restrictive [[taboos]] were very crude, but they did keep the sexes apart—this favored [[quiet]], order, and [[industry]]—and the long [[evolution]] of [[marriage]] and the [[home]] had begun. The [[sex]] [[customs]] of [[dress]], adornment, and [[religious]] [[practices]] had their [[origin]] in these early [[taboos]] which defined the range of [[sex]] liberties and thus [[eventually]] created [[concepts]] of [[vice]], [[crime]], and [[sin]]. But it was long the [[practice]] to suspend all [[sex]] regulations on high festival days, especially [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Day May Day].

82:2.4 In the earliest [[stages]] of [[tribal]] [[development]] the [[mores]] and restrictive [[taboos]] were very crude, but they did keep the sexes apart—this favored [[quiet]], order, and [[industry]]—and the long [[evolution]] of [[marriage]] and the [[home]] had begun. The [[sex]] [[customs]] of [[dress]], adornment, and [[religious]] [[practices]] had their [[origin]] in these early [[taboos]] which defined the range of [[sex]] liberties and thus [[eventually]] created [[concepts]] of [[vice]], [[crime]], and [[sin]]. But it was long the [[practice]] to suspend all [[sex]] regulations on high festival days, especially [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Day May Day].

82:2.5 [[Women]] have always been subject to more restrictive [[taboos]] than [[men]]. The early [[mores]] granted the same [[degree]] of [[sex]] [[liberty]] to unmarried [[women]] as to [[men]], but it has always been required of [[wives]] that they be [[faithful]] to their [[husband]]s. [[Primitive]] [[marriage]] did not much curtail man's sex liberties, but it did render further [[sex]] license [[taboo]] to the [[wife]]. Married women have always borne some mark which set them apart as a class by themselves, such as hairdress, clothing, veil, seclusion, ornamentation, and rings.

82:2.5 [[Women]] have always been subject to more restrictive [[taboos]] than [[men]]. The early [[mores]] granted the same [[degree]] of [[sex]] [[liberty]] to unmarried [[women]] as to [[men]], but it has always been required of [[wives]] that they be [[faithful]] to their [[husband]]s. [[Primitive]] [[marriage]] did not much curtail man's sex liberties, but it did render further [[sex]] license [[taboo]] to the [[wife]]. Married women have always borne some mark which set them apart as a class by themselves, such as hairdress, clothing, veil, seclusion, ornamentation, and rings.

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