But suppose it were definitely developed, what could it give us? It would exhibit a faithful and rational picture of the natural development of the general conditions - material and ideal, economical, political and social, religious, philosophical, aesthetic, and scientific - of the societies which have a history.
Pero supongámosla en fin realizada: ¿qué podrá darnos? Reproducirá el cuadro razonado y fiel del desenvolvimiento natural de las condiciones generales, tanto materiales como ideales, tanto económicas como políticas, de las sociedades que han tenido una historia.