human
Besides, do you suppose a race could gain, in the long run, by defiance of its best instincts? Never! If the laws of health in body and in mind were at variance, leaving us a hard choice between physical and moral disease, then indeed no despair could be too black. But all experience and all insight testify to the exact opposite. Heavens, how short-sighted people are! It is not the protection of the weak, but the evil and stupid deeds that have made them so, that we have to thank for the miseries of disease. And for our redemption--powers of the universe! it is not to the cowardly sacrifice of the unfortunate that we must trust, but to a more brotherly spirit of loyalty, a more generous treatment of all who are defenceless, a more faithful holding together among ourselves--weak and strong, favoured and luckless.
gpt
I wish I could believe in your scheme of redemption, she said;
human
I don't know what it will be at the end, said the Professor, dryly;
gpt
Scarcely; for _our_ object is to benefit humanity.
human
And theirs. Poor humanity! cried the Professor.
gpt
What crimes are we not ready to commit in thy name!
human
That cannot be a crime which benefits mankind,
gpt
It is very certain that it cannot eventually benefit mankind, if it _be_ a crime,
human
This sequence of ideas makes one dizzy!
gpt
Moreover, he added,
human
cried the Professor, with a burst of energy;