We walk blindly into the future, but we cannot affect it at all. It couldn't happen, so don't try. Of course this belief has been devastating to the onward march toward the future. Christianity is my ideal of truth.
Manifest destiny turns out to be a lie to ease the conscience of national thievery.
If by his love we had poured out our Christ to other nations, there would have been no need of war. He that would be the greatest among you, let him be the servant of all. To the extent we have ability, or authority, or knowledge more than others, to that extent we are indebted to them. Authority is turned on its head. There have been no successful contenders against might did make right.