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Part Twelve

           Hedeclaredtoallhisbrothersthatamanhasrightswhichneithergodnorkingnorothermencantakeawayfromhim,nomatterwhattheirnumber,forhisistherightofman,andthereisnorightonearthabovethisright.Andhestoodonthethresholdofthefreedomforwhichthebloodofthecenturiesbehindhimhadbeenspilled.

           Butthenhegaveupallhehadwon,andfelllowerthanhissavagebeginning.

           Whatbroughtittopass?Whatdisastertooktheirreasonawayfrommen?Whatwhiplashedthemtotheirkneesinshameandsubmission?Theworshipoftheword“We.”

           Whenmenacceptedthatworship,thestructureofcenturiescollapsedaboutthem,thestructurewhoseeverybeamhadcomefromthethoughtofsomeoneman,eachinhisdaydowntheages,fromthedepthofsomeonespirit,suchspiritasexistedbutforitsownsake.Thosemenwhosurvivedthoseeagertoobey,eagertoliveforoneanother,sincetheyhadnothingelsetovindicatethem—thosemencouldneithercarryon,norpreservewhattheyhadreceived.Thusdidallthought,allscience,allwisdomperishonearth.Thusdidmen—menwithnothingtooffersavetheirgreatnumber—lostthesteeltowers,theflyingships,thepowerwires,allthethingstheyhadnotcreatedandcouldneverkeep.Perhaps,later,somemenhadbeenbornwiththemindandthecouragetorecoverthesethingswhichwerelost;perhapsthesemencamebeforetheCouncilsofScholars.TheywereansweredasIhavebeenanswered—andforthesamereasons.

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