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He who has conquered weakness, and has put away all selfish thoughts, belongs neither to oppressor nor oppressed. He is free. HE WHO HAS CONQUERED WEAKNESS AND HAS PUT AWAY ALL SELFISH THOUGHTS BELONGS NEITHER TO OPPRESSOR NOR OPPRESSED HE IS FREE
 to think, so he remains. A strong man cannot help a weaker unless that weaker is _willing_ to be helped, and even then the weak man must become strong of himself; he must, by his own efforts, develop the strength which he admires in another. None but himself can alter his condition. It has been usual for men to think and to say, "Many men are slaves because one is an oppressor; let us hate the oppressor." Now, however, there is amongst an increasing few a tendency to reverse this judgment, and to say, "One man is an oppressor because many are slaves; let us despise the slaves." The truth is that oppressor and slave are co-operators in ignorance, and, while seeming to afflict each other, are in reality afflicting themselves. A perfect Knowledge perceives the action of law in the weakness of the oppressed and the misapplied power of the oppressor; a perfect Love, seeing the suffering, which both states entail, condemns neither; a perfect Compassion embraces both oppressor and oppressed.  HE THINKS SO HE IS AS HE CONTINUES TO THINK SO HE REMAINS A STRONG MAN CANNOT HELP A WEAKER UNLESS THE WEAKER IS WILLING TO BE HELPED AND EVEN THEN THE WEAK MAN MUST BECOME STRONG OF HIMSELF HE MUST BY HIS OWN EFFORTS DEVELOP THE STRENGTH WHICH HE ADMIRES IN ANOTHER NONE BUT HIMSELF CAN ALTER HIS CONDITION IT HAS BEEN USUAL FOR MEN TO THINK AND TO SAY MANY MEN ARE SLAVES BECAUSE ONE IS AN OPPRESSOR LET US HATE THE OPPRESSOR NOW HOWEVER THERE IS AMONG AN INCREASING FEW A TENDENCY TO REVERSE THIS JUDGMENT AND TO SAY ONE MAN IS AN OPPRESSOR BECAUSE MANY ARE SLAVES LET US DESPISE THE SLAVES THE TRUTH IS THAT OPPRESSOR AND SLAVE ARE CO OPERATORS IN IGNORANCE AND WHILE SEEMING TO AFFLICT EACH OTHER ARE IN REALITY AFFLICTING THEMSELVES A PERFECT KNOWLEDGE PERCEIVES THE ACTION OF LAW AND THE WEAKNESS OF THE OPPRESSED AND THE MISAPPLIED POWER OF THE OPPRESSOR A PERFECT LOVE SEEING THE SUFFERING WHICH BOTH STATES ENTAIL CONDEMNS NEITHER A PERFECT COMPASSION EMBRACES BOTH OPPRESSOR AND OPPRESSED
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