Certainlythisevil,forone,has_not_“wroughtitsowncure;“
buthaswroughtpreciselythereverse,andhasbeenhourlyeatingawaywhatpossibilitiesofcuretherewere。Andso,Ifear,inspiteofrumorstothecontrary,italwaysiswithevils,withsolecismsagainstNature,andcontradictionstothedivinefactofthings:notanevilofthemhaseverwroughtitsowncureinmyexperience;——buthascontinuallygrownworseandwideranduglier,tillsome_good_generallyagood_man_notabletoenduretheabominationlonger,roseuponitandcuredorelseextinguishedit。EvilGovernments,divestedofGod’slightbecausetheyhaveloveddarknessrather,arenotlikelierthanotherevilstoworktheirowncureoutofthatbadplight。
ItisurgentuponallGovernmentstopauseinthisfatalcourse;
persistedin,thegoalisfearfullyevident;everyhour’spersistenceinitismakingreturnmoredifficult。Intellectexistsinallcountries;andthefunctionappointeditbyHeaven,——Governmentshadbetternotattempttocontradictthat,fortheycannot!Intellect_has_togoverninthisworldandwilldoit,ifnotinalliancewithso-called“Governments“ofred-tapeandroutine,thenindivinehostilitytosuch,andsometimesalasindiabolichostilitytosuch;andintheend,assureasHeavenishigherthanDowningStreet,andtheLawsofNaturearetougherthanred-tape,withentirevictoryoverthemandentireruintothem。IfthereisonethinkingmanamongthePoliticiansofEngland,Iconsiderthesethingsextremelywellworthhisattentionjustnow。
WhoareavailabletoyourOfficesinDowningStreet?Allthegiftedsouls,ofeveryrank,whoareborntoyouinthisgeneration。Theseareappointed,bythetrueeternal“divineright“whichwillneverbecomeobsolete,tobeyourgovernorsandadministrators;andpreciselyasyouemploythem,orneglecttoemploythem,willyourStatebefavoredofHeavenordisfavored。