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69:8.5 The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepherds herders] were the first capitalists; their herds represented capital, and they lived on the interest—the natural increase. And they were disinclined to [[trust]] this [[wealth]] to the keeping of either [[slaves]] or [[women]]. But later on they took [[male]] prisoners and forced them to [[cultivate]] the [[soil]]. This is the early [[origin]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serfdom serfdom]—man attached to the [[land]]. The Africans could easily be taught to till the [[soil]]; hence they became the great [[slave]] [[race]].
 
69:8.5 The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepherds herders] were the first capitalists; their herds represented capital, and they lived on the interest—the natural increase. And they were disinclined to [[trust]] this [[wealth]] to the keeping of either [[slaves]] or [[women]]. But later on they took [[male]] prisoners and forced them to [[cultivate]] the [[soil]]. This is the early [[origin]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serfdom serfdom]—man attached to the [[land]]. The Africans could easily be taught to till the [[soil]]; hence they became the great [[slave]] [[race]].
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69:8.6 [[Slavery]] was an indispensable link in the chain of [[human]] [[civilization]]. It was the [[bridge]] over which [[society]] passed from [[chaos]] and indolence to order and civilized [[activities]]; it compelled backward and lazy peoples to [[work]] and thus provide [[wealth]] and [[leisure]] for the [[social]] advancement of their superiors.
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69:8.6 [[Slavery]] was an indispensable link in the chain of [[human]] [[civilization]]. It was the bridge over which [[society]] passed from [[chaos]] and indolence to order and civilized [[activities]]; it compelled backward and lazy peoples to [[work]] and thus provide [[wealth]] and [[leisure]] for the [[social]] advancement of their superiors.
    
69:8.7 The [[institution]] of [[slavery]] compelled man to [[invent]] the regulative [[mechanism]] of [[primitive]] [[society]]; it gave [[origin]] to the beginnings of [[government]]. [[Slavery]] demands strong regulation and during the European [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages Middle Ages] virtually disappeared because the feudal lords could not [[control]] the slaves. The backward [[tribes]] of ancient times, like the [[native]] Australians of today, never had [[slaves]].
 
69:8.7 The [[institution]] of [[slavery]] compelled man to [[invent]] the regulative [[mechanism]] of [[primitive]] [[society]]; it gave [[origin]] to the beginnings of [[government]]. [[Slavery]] demands strong regulation and during the European [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages Middle Ages] virtually disappeared because the feudal lords could not [[control]] the slaves. The backward [[tribes]] of ancient times, like the [[native]] Australians of today, never had [[slaves]].