If those committed to the quest fail they will be forgiven. When lost they will find another way. The moral imperative of humanism is the endeavor alone whether successful or not provided the effort is honorable and failure memorable.
The work on ants has profoundly affected the way I think about humans.
But the wicked passions of men's hearts alone seem strong enough to leave...
Morality is not the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy but how we may make ourselves worthy of happiness.
