And peace and freedom are within our reach; they are human unity: rejecting harm and seeking only the good for everyone.
Why, then, do we not even talk about this possibility? Because, although many understand it and would gladly address it, in the public sphere, including those who declare themselves against the system and point out its flaws and lies, they are necessarily patriots.
Voltaire quotes Cato, who ended his speeches with, «That is my opinion, and Carthage must be destroyed,» and says: «To be a good patriot is to desire that one’s city/state grows rich through commerce and becomes powerful through arms. It is clear that a country cannot gain without another losing, and it cannot triumph without making others miserable. Such is the human condition, for to desire the greatness of our country is to wish for the decline of other countries…»
Dear friends, I do not accuse you, for I know that if it were otherwise, you too could neither publish nor work, and perhaps you cannot even accept what I say, for thought is pliable and adapts to ‘necessities.’ Yes, necessities. But I am fortunate to already be free, and I offer you this reflection as friends: the simple fact that it is ‘necessity’ that drives you tells us that it is also ‘necessity’ that drives the enemy (internal or external). So, what are you pursuing if not an unhappy fate…?
Meanwhile, my proposal is for good… and the power lies solely in my hands.
