Луна и грош

Chapter XIV

           

           "Youevidentlydon’tbelieveinthemaxim:Actsothateveryoneofyouractionsiscapableofbeingmadeintoauniversalrule."

           "Ineverhearditbefore,butit’srottennonsense."

           "Well,itwasKantwhosaidit."

           "Idon’tcare;it’srottennonsense."

           Norwithsuchamancouldyouexpecttheappealtoconsciencetobeeffective.Youmightaswellaskforareflectionwithoutamirror.Itakeitthatconscienceistheguardianintheindividualoftheruleswhichthecommunityhasevolvedforitsownpreservation.Itisthepolicemaninallourhearts,settheretowatchthatwedonotbreakitslaws.Itisthespyseatedinthecentralstrongholdoftheego.Man’sdesirefortheapprovalofhisfellowsissostrong,hisdreadoftheircensuresoviolent,thathehimselfhasbroughthisenemywithinhisgates;anditkeepswatchoverhim,vigilantalwaysintheinterestsofitsmastertocrushanyhalf-formeddesiretobreakawayfromtheherd.Itwillforcehimtoplacethegoodofsocietybeforehisown.Itistheverystronglinkthatattachestheindividualtothewhole.Andman,subservienttointerestshehaspersuadedhimselfaregreaterthanhisown,makeshimselfaslavetohistaskmaster.Hesitshiminaseatofhonour.Atlast,likeacourtierfawningontheroyalstickthatislaidabouthisshoulders,heprideshimselfonthesensitivenessofhisconscience.Thenhehasnowordshardenoughforthemanwhodoesnotrecogniseitssway;for,amemberofsocietynow,herealisesaccuratelyenoughthatagainsthimheispowerless

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