Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

The portrait I found of the British journalist and politician Auberon Herbert (1838-1906) is pretty small, so the quote is long. I guess I was thinking of the likes of Dick Cheney while reading this quote:

"Deny human rights, and however little you may
wish to do so, you will find yourself abjectly
kneeling at the feet of that old-world god, Force--
that grimmest and ugliest of gods that men have
ever erected for themselves out of the lusts of their
hearts. You will find yourself hating and dreading
all other men who differ from you; you will find
yourself obliged by the law of conflict into which
you have plunged, to use every means in your
power to crush them before they are able to
crush you; you will find yourself day by day
growing more unscrupulous and intolerant,
more and more compelled by the fear of those
opposed to you, to commit harsh and violent actions."