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"The dread of death---the great poison to the happiness,

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"The dread of death---the great poison to the happiness, but the great restraint upon the injustice of mankind; which, while it afflicts and mortifies the individual, guards and protects the society."
What did he mean by this ?
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he should have explained it clearer, being deliberately obscure is a bad thing
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That in the end, death is also the end for bad people and bad institutions perish aswell.
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>>8967373
Fear of death and what may come after it makes men repentant for their actions that might hurt others. This is a check on the fulfillment of individual desires but makes living together as a society more bearable than if this were not the case.
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>>8967373
Basically, "I'm afraid to die" but "if you steal you're going to hell boy"
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>>8967373
It's scary to be wronged and die.

It's scary to do wrong, as you could be killed..
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