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A Fatal Tendency of Mankind
Self-preservation and
self-development are common aspirations among all people. And if
everyone enjoyed the unrestricted use of his faculties and the
free disposition of the fruits of his labor, social progress
would be ceaseless, uninterrupted, and unfailing. But there is
also another tendency that is common among people. When they can,
they wish to live and prosper at the expense of others. This is
no rash accusation. Nor does it come from a gloomy and
uncharitable spirit. The annals of history bear witness to the
truth of it: the incessant wars, mass migrations, religious
persecutions, universal slavery, dishonesty in commerce, and
monopolies. This fatal desire has its origin in the very nature
of man—in that primitive, universal, and insuppressible
instinct that impels him to satisfy his desires with the least
possible pain.
Clark Simmons, Webmaster
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