Kant postulates God, since without this hypothesis morality is unintelligible. We postulate a society specifically distinct from individuals, since o… - Émile Durkheim

For if society lacks the unity that derives from the fact that the relationships between its parts are exactly regulated, that unity resulting from the harmonious articulation of its various functions assured by effective discipline and if, in addition, society lacks the unity based upon the commitment of men's wills to a common objective, then it is no more than a pile of sand that the least jolt or the slightest puff will suffice to scatter.

It is society which, fashioning us in its image, fills us with religious, political, and moral beliefs that control our actions.

Every society is a moral society. In certain respects, this character is even more pronounced in organised societies. Because the individual is not sufficient unto himself, it is from society that he receives everything necessary to him, as it is for society that he works.