day no. 16,050: excesspool

"Always those are the greater number who are led by passion, than those who are ruled by reason, and therefore tyranny has more servants than the commonwealth." -- Junius Brutus, Vindiciae Contra Tyrannos

Take heart sons of the republic; tyranny may have a larger pool to fish from, but it always fries those it hooks and pollutes the waters into which it throws the others back.

Tyranny survives in society because it already thrives inside individuals. The tyrannies of unchecked instincts and inordinate affections already burn inside which makes participating in the burning down of the world around you only natural.

Passion leads to riots faster than reason leads to reformation, but the one burns out and the other is the light of the world.