Context : In this lesson the author explains the meaning of civilization through a dialogue between himself and a little girl Lucy. He says that in the olden times the priests misguided the people. They asked them to think and to do as they advised them. If they thought or did contrary to them, the gods would be *****.
Explanation : In these lines the author explains that thinking freely means thinking differently. But the advice of the priests and the **** of anger of gods prevent a man to think freely. So, for many ages the people followed the priests blindly and did nothing different to their thinking. Hence, there had been no civilization. This type of philosophy checked the way of progress and we could not become civilized.
