If a country is governed with tolerance
the people are comfortable and honest
If a country is governed with repression
the people are depressed and crafty

When the will to power is in charge
the higher the ideals, the lower the results
Try to make people happy
and you lay the groundwork for misery
Try to make people moral
and you lay the groundwork for vice

Thus the Master is content
to serve as an example
and not to impose her will
She is pointed, but doesn't pierce
Straightforward, but supple
Radiant, but easy on the eyes