Well, to be fair, the Romulans were treating the Remans as second-rate citizens at best, and then Shinzon had the Romulan senate assassinated, but then Picard discovered that Shinzon was really a genocidal maniac and killed him. And then a supernova destroyed both Romulus and Remus, and the evacuated survivors and colonists then created the Romulan Free State.
But... No, wait... You're not talking about
Star Trek, are you?
True, that. Genuine spiritual awareness on the one hand and a lust for power, fame and fortune on the other hand are mutually exclusive.
Unfortunately, yes, and that is why I don't have any hope for the human species anymore.
“The most improper job of any man, even saints (who at any rate were at least unwilling to take it on), is bossing other men. Not one in a million is fit for it, and least of all those who seek the opportunity.”
(J.R.R. Tolkien) |