[Pokesan]

Originally Posted by maskedmelon [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

strife is requisite to happiness for most (all?) men. deny man hardship and you deny him purpose.

i like the idea of giving people the time to do as they like, so long as they are thoroughly restrained from behaving to the detriment of humanity. selective trait propagation must necessarily accompany any pursuit of social/economic equality. our goal ought be the survival and betterment of humankind. sadly, many (most?) individuals are utterly useless if not detrimental to that endeavor.

“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience."