CHAPTER XXI.

OF THE INDIVIDUAL--OF THE FEELING OF INDIVIDUALITY OUT OF CHRISTIANITY.

Distinction between the individual and the citizen--Of the individuality of barbarians according to M. Guizot--Whether in antiquity individuality belonged exclusively to the barbarians--Twofold principle of the feeling of personal independence--This feeling infinitely modified--Picture of barbarian life--True character of individuality among the barbarians--Avowal of M. Guizot--The feeling of individuality, according to the definition of M. Guizot, belongs in a certain way to all the ancient nations, 118