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We never can conceive how the equality of conditions, having once
existed, could afterwards have passed away.

Word:

conceivably

Question:

Why is it impossible to conceive how the equality of conditions could have disappeared after once existing?

Answer (optional):

It is impossible to conceive how the equality of conditions could have disappeared after once existing because the passage argues that if original equality existed, then the present inequality must be a degeneration from the nature of society, which defenders of property cannot explain. Additionally, the passage suggests that if Providence placed the first human beings in a condition of equality, it was an indication of its desires and a model it wished them to realize in other forms. Hence, the passage implies that humans naturally incline towards equality, making it difficult to understand how it could have disappeared.