We Tend To Become Like The Worst

I Don’t Think It’s Quite That Simple. Some People Never Observe Anything, Life Just Happens To Them. They Get By On Little More Than A Kind Of Dumb Persistence, And They Resist With Anger And Resentment Anything That Might Lift Them Out Of That False Serenity.

Justice Required Resort To Law And That Could Be A Fickle Mistress, Subject Always To The Whims And Prejudices Of Those Who Administered The Laws.

The Child Who Refuses To Travel In The Father's Harness, This Is The Symbol Of Man's Most Unique Capability. "i Do Not Have To Be What My Father Was. I Do Not Have To Obey My Father's Rules Or Even Believe Everything He Believed. It Is My Strength As A Human That I Can Make My Own Choices Of What To Believe And What Not To Believe, Of What To Be And What Not To Be.

Demagogues Are So Easy To Identify. They Gesture A Lot And Speak With Pulpit Rhythms, Using Words That Ring Of Religious Fervour And God-fearing Sincerity. Sincerity With Nothing Behind It Takes So Much Practice. The Practice Can Always Be Detected. Repetition. Great Attempts To Keep Your Attention On Words.

The Proximity Of A Desirable Thing Tempts One To Overindulgence. On That Path Lies Danger.