There is no antagonism between the good of the
individual and the good of society. The moment civilization is wise
enough to remove the constraints and prohibitions which now hinder the
release of inner energies, most of the larger evils of society will
perish of inanition and malnutrition. Remove the moral taboos that now
bind the human body and spirit, free the individual from the slavery
of tradition, remove the chains of fear from men and women, above all
answer their unceasing cries for knowledge that would make possible
their self-direction and salvation, and in so doing, you best serve
the interests of society at large. Free, rational and self-ruling
personality would then take the place of self-made slaves, who are
the victims both of external constraints and the playthings of the
uncontrolled forces of their own instincts.
Science likewise illuminates the whole problem of genius. Hidden in
the common stuff of humanity lies buried this power of self-expression.
Modern science is teaching us that genius is not some mysterious gift of
the gods, some treasure conferred upon individuals chosen by chance. Nor
is it, as Lombroso believed, the result of a pathological and degenerate
condition, allied to criminality and madness. Rather is it due to the
removal of physiological and psychological inhibitions and constraints
which makes possible the release and the channeling of the primordial
inner energies of man into full and divine expression.
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