Literary notes about inbred (AI summary)
In literature, the word "inbred" has been used to convey ideas of inherent or deeply ingrained traits, whether in social structures, customs, or character dispositions. For example, John Locke refers to "inbred rules" as those universally accepted and naturally ingrained within societies [1]. Similarly, Jesse F. Bone employs the term to describe a static, harmonious society that has evolved with its environment [2]. Mark Twain uses "inbred" to underline the persistent, self-perceived superiority rooted in longstanding cultural habits [3], while George Santayana relates it to the cultivated unanimity of ideas that lead communities to share a common ideal [4].
- Or where is that universal consent that assures us there are such inbred rules?
— from An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 1 by John Locke - They were an inbred group, a static, balanced society in harmony with their environment.
— from The Lani People by Jesse F. Bone - They are the result of the same cause in both cases: the possessor’s old and inbred custom of regarding himself as a superior being.
— from A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain - In proportion to their inbred unanimity these will cultivate a similar ideal and rejoice together in its embodiment.
— from The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress by George Santayana
