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           Whenhepreachescontradictions,hedoessointheknowledgethatsomeonewillaccepttheburdenoftheimpossible,someonewillmakeitworkforhimatthepriceofhisownsufferingorlife;destructionisthepriceofanycontradiction.Itisthevictimswhomadeinjusticepossible.Itisthemenofreasonwhomadeitpossiblefortheruleofthebrutetowork.Thedespoilingofreasonhasbeenthemotiveofeveryanti-reasoncreedonearth.Thedespoilingofabilityhasbeenthepurposeofeverycreedthatpreachedself-sacrifice.Thedespoilershavealwaysknownit.Wehaven’t.Thetimehascomeforustosee.Whatwearenowaskedtoworship,whathadoncebeendressedasGodorking,isthenaked,twisted,mindlessfigureofthehumanIncompetent.Thisisthenewideal,thegoaltoaimat,thepurposetolivefor,andallmenaretoberewardedaccordingtohowclosetheyapproachit.Thisistheageofthecommonman,theytellus—atitlewhichanymanmayclaimtotheextentofsuchdistinctionashehasmanagednottoachieve.Hewillrisetoarankofnobilitybymeansoftheefforthehasfailedtomake,hewillbehonoredforsuchvirtueashehasnotdisplayed,andhewillbepaidforthegoodswhichhedidnotproduce.Butwe—we,whomustatonefortheguiltofability—wewillworktosupporthimasheorders,withhispleasureasouronlyreward.Sincewehavethemosttocontribute,wewillhavetheleasttosay.Sincewehavethebettercapacitytothink,wewillnotbepermittedathoughtofourown.