The methods employed
In the running of a state
Or an enterprise are many,
And each leader or proprietor
Thinks that the efficiency
Of his own method
Leaves nothing to be added to it.
But where is what
From of old is known as
The Stratagems of Winning?
Whence does the spiritual in them
Come down? And whence does
The intelligence in them
Come forth? There is that
Which gives birth to the clever leaders
And that which gives perfection
To the state system -- the origin of both
Is one single source.
"From bondage to spiritual faith
From spiritual faith to great courage
From courage to liberty
From liberty to abundance
From abundance to complacency
From complacency to apathy
From apathy to dependency
From dependence back again into bondage"
I hear you, Alexander. Good insight. r