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71:4.3 And this [[progress]] in [[the arts]] of [[civilization]] leads directly to the [[realization]] of the highest [[human]] and [[divine]] goals of [[mortal]] endeavor—the [[social]] achievement of the [[brotherhood]] of man and the [[personal]] [[status]] of [[God-consciousness]], which becomes [[revealed]] in the [[supreme]] [[desire]] of every [[individual]] to [[do the will of the Father]] in [[heaven]].

71:4.3 And this [[progress]] in [[the arts]] of [[civilization]] leads directly to the [[realization]] of the highest [[human]] and [[divine]] goals of [[mortal]] endeavor—the [[social]] achievement of the [[brotherhood]] of man and the [[personal]] [[status]] of [[God-consciousness]], which becomes [[revealed]] in the [[supreme]] [[desire]] of every [[individual]] to [[do the will of the Father]] in [[heaven]].

71:4.4 The [[appearance]] of genuine [[brotherhood]] signifies that a [[social]] order has arrived in which all men delight in bearing one another's burdens; they [[actually]] [[desire]] to [[practice]] the [[golden rule]]. But such an [[ideal]] [[society]] cannot be realized when either the weak or the wicked lie in wait to take unfair and unholy advantage of those who are chiefly actuated by [[devotion]] to the [[service]] of [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_56#56:10._TRUTH.2C_BEAUTY.2C_AND_GOODNESS truth, beauty, and goodness]. In such a situation only one [[course]] is [[practical]]: The "golden rulers" may [[establish]] a [[progressive]] [[society]] in which they live according to their [[ideals]] while maintaining an adequate [[defense]] against their benighted fellows who might seek either to [[exploit]] their [[pacific]] predilections or to destroy their advancing [[civilization]].

71:4.4 The [[appearance]] of genuine [[brotherhood]] signifies that a [[social]] order has arrived in which all men delight in bearing one another's burdens; they [[actually]] [[desire]] to [[practice]] the [[golden rule]]. But such an [[ideal]] [[society]] cannot be realized when either the weak or the wicked lie in wait to take unfair and unholy advantage of those who are chiefly actuated by [[devotion]] to the [[service]] of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_56#56:10._TRUTH.2C_BEAUTY.2C_AND_GOODNESS truth, beauty, and goodness]. In such a situation only one [[course]] is [[practical]]: The "golden rulers" may [[establish]] a [[progressive]] [[society]] in which they live according to their [[ideals]] while maintaining an adequate [[defense]] against their benighted fellows who might seek either to [[exploit]] their [[pacific]] predilections or to destroy their advancing [[civilization]].

71:4.5 [[Idealism]] can never [[survive]] on an evolving [[planet]] if the idealists in each [[generation]] permit themselves to be [[exterminated]] by the baser [[orders]] of [[humanity]]. And here is the great test of [[idealism]]: Can an advanced [[society]] maintain that [[military]] [[preparedness]] which renders it [[secure]] from all [[attack]] by its war-loving neighbors without yielding to the [[temptation]] to employ this [[military]] [[strength]] in offensive operations against other peoples for [[purposes]] of selfish gain or [[national]] [[aggrandizement]]? National [[survival]] demands [[preparedness]], and [[religious]] [[idealism]] alone can prevent the [[prostitution]] of preparedness into [[aggression]]. Only [[love]], [[brotherhood]], can prevent the strong from [[oppressing]] the weak.

71:4.5 [[Idealism]] can never [[survive]] on an evolving [[planet]] if the idealists in each [[generation]] permit themselves to be [[exterminated]] by the baser [[orders]] of [[humanity]]. And here is the great test of [[idealism]]: Can an advanced [[society]] maintain that [[military]] [[preparedness]] which renders it [[secure]] from all [[attack]] by its war-loving neighbors without yielding to the [[temptation]] to employ this [[military]] [[strength]] in offensive operations against other peoples for [[purposes]] of selfish gain or [[national]] [[aggrandizement]]? National [[survival]] demands [[preparedness]], and [[religious]] [[idealism]] alone can prevent the [[prostitution]] of preparedness into [[aggression]]. Only [[love]], [[brotherhood]], can prevent the strong from [[oppressing]] the weak.

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[[Category:Paper 71 - Development of the State]]

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