In the Mysteries this work was shown in its detail as the preparation of the matter of the universe, the formation of atoms, the drawing of these together into aggregates, and the grouping of these together into elements, and of these again into gaseous, liquid, and solid compounds.
"Esoteric Christianity, or The Lesser Mysteries"
Annie Besant
Smallness of simple social aggregates and universality of warfare in primitive times.
"American Political Ideas Viewed From The Standpoint Of Universal History"
John Fiske
For the formation of larger and more complex social aggregates, only two methods are practicable,-conquest or federation.
"American Political Ideas Viewed From The Standpoint Of Universal History"
John Fiske