His next downward step was taken when he admitted it was
necessary to have interpreters of the Law: for if the spirit of
the Law had been kept there would have been no misunderstanding
or juggling of the letter.
Soon there was so much of this turning and twisting to suit man's
growing selfishness, that there was need for someone in authority
over all the interpreters, whose word should be final. So your
people cried aloud for Kings. And you have them, and your law
has grown to immense proportions, as have also the clever sins of
your selfishness. WHERE THERE IS NO SIN THERE IS NO NEED OF
LAWS; FOR THE RIGHTEOUS MAN IS A LAW UNTO HIMSELF.
It must not be imagined that because of the lack of a political
system on Mars, such as you deem necessary on your Earth, that
all is chaos and life a sort of happy-go-lucky existence. On the
contrary, the Martian existence is controlled by the acme of
system, which is in accordance with the law of Divine Harmony. A
system from which has been eliminated all the useless wheels
which so clog up your lives and make your progress slow indeed.
CHAPTER X.
MARS IS RULED BY LOVE
"And now abideth Faith, Hope and Love: these three; but the
greatest of these is LOVE.
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