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           Wewillnotdealwithmenonanytermsbutours—andourtermsareamoralcodewhichholdsthatmanisanendinhimselfandnotthemeanstoanyendofothers.Wedonotseektoforceourcodeuponthem.Theyarefreetobelievewhattheyplease.But,foronce,theywillhavetobelieveitandtoexist—withoutourhelp.And,onceandforall,theywilllearnthemeaningoftheircreed.Thatcreedhaslastedforcenturiessolelybythesanctionofthevictims—bymeansofthevictims’acceptanceofpunishmentforbreakingacodeimpossibletopractice.Butthatcodewasintendedtobebroken.Itisacodethatthrivesnotonthosewhoobserveit,butonthosewhodon’t,amoralitykeptinexistencenotbyvirtueofitssaints,butbythegraceofitssinners.Wehavedecidednottobesinnersanylonger.Wehaveceasedbreakingthatmoralcode.Weshallblastitoutofexistenceforeverbytheonemethodthatitcan’twithstand:byobeyingit.Weareobeyingit.Wearecomplying.Indealingwithourfellowmen,weareobservingtheircodeofvaluestotheletterandsparingthemalltheevilstheydenounce.Themindisevil?Wehavewithdrawntheworksofourmindsfromsociety,andnotasingleideaofoursistobeknownorusedbymen.Abilityisaselfishevilthatleavesnochancetothosewhoarelessable?Wehavewithdrawnfromthecompetitionandleftallchancesopentoincompetents.Thepursuitofwealthisgreed,therootofallevil?Wedonotseektomakefortunesanylonger.