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It is the Higher Power which does everything, and the man is only a tool. If he accepts that position, he is free from troubles; otherwise, he courts them.

A man has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so.

Doing a thing by law, or according to law, is only carrying the law into execution. And punishing a man by, or according to, the sentence or judgment of his peers, is only carrying that sentence or judgment into execution.

In its function, the power to punish is not essentially different from that of curing or educating.

Understand this law and you will then know, beyond room for the slightest doubt, that you are constantly punishing yourself for every wrong you commit and rewarding yourself for every act of constructive conduct in which you indulge.

Is it a crime, to fight, for what is mine?

Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters, one thing; to be able to dare!

To resort to power one need not be violent, and to speak to conscience one need not be meek. The most effective action both resorts to power and engages conscience.

Your position never gives you the right to command. It only imposes on you the duty of so living your life that others can receive your orders without being humiliated.