But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself. The government is best which governs least. Well what if he neglect the care of his health or his estate, which would more nearly relate to the state. God himself will not save men against their wills. Let history answer this question.
Nothing can make it moral to destroy the best.
One can't be punished for being good. One can't be penalized for ability. A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others. We do not think that tragedy is our natural fate and we do not live in chronic dread of disaster. We do not expect disaster until we have specific reason to expect it- and when we encounter it, we are free to fight it.