And whoever calleth out: “Lo, here is a well for many thirsty ones, one heart for many longing ones, one will for many instruments”:⁠—around him collecteth a people , that is to say, many attempting ones.

Who can command, who must obey⁠— that is there attempted! Ah, with what long seeking and solving and failing and learning and re-attempting!

Human society: it is an attempt⁠—so I teach⁠—a long seeking: it seeketh however the ruler!⁠—

—An attempt, my brethren! And no “contract”! Destroy, I pray you, destroy that word of the softhearted and half-and-half!

O my brethren! With whom lieth the greatest danger to the whole human future? Is it not with the good and just?⁠—