This weakening of the bond of blood in the gens followed from the degeneration of the organs of kinship also in the tribe and in the entire people as a result of their conquests.

• 这样，如果说氏族中的血缘纽带很快就丧失了自己的意义，那么，这是氏族制度的机关在部落和整个民族[Volk]内由于征服而发生蜕变的结果。