Burgesshasalwaysfoundrestintheseexcursions，andAdamsunrest。TheyaretryingChristianScience，now，withthecustomaryresult，theinevitableresult。NopoliticalorreligiousbeliefcanmakeBurgessunhappyortheothermanhappy。
Iassureyouitispurelyamatteroftemperament。BeliefsareACQUIREMENTS，temperamentsareBORN;beliefsaresubjecttochange，nothingwhatevercanchangetemperament。
Y。M。Youhaveinstancedextremetemperaments。
O。M。Yes，thehalfdozenothersaremodificationsoftheextremes。Butthelawisthesame。Wherethetemperamentistwothirdshappy，ortwothirdsunhappy，nopoliticalorreligiousbeliefscanchangetheproportions。Thevastmajorityoftemperamentsareprettyequallybalanced;theintensitiesareabsent，andthisenablesanationtolearntoaccommodateitselftoitspoliticalandreligiouscircumstancesandlikethem，besatisfiedwiththem，atlastpreferthem。NationsdonotTHINK，theyonlyFEEL。Theygettheirfeelingsatsecondhandthroughtheirtemperaments，nottheirbrains。Anationcanbebrought
byforceofcircumstances，notargumenttoreconcileitselftoANYKINDOFGOVERNMENTORRELIGIONTHATCANBEDEVISED;intimeitwillfititselftotherequiredconditions;later，itwillpreferthemandwillfiercelyfightforthem。Asinstances，youhaveallhistory:theGreeks，theRomans，thePersians，theEgyptians，theRussians，theGermans，theFrench，theEnglish，theSpaniards，theAmericans，theSouthAmericans，theJapanese，theChinese，theHindus，theTurksathousandwildandtamereligions，everykindofgovernmentthatcanbethoughtof，fromtigertohousecat，eachnationKNOWINGithastheonlytruereligionandtheonlysanesystemofgovernment，eachdespisingalltheothers，eachanassandnotsuspectingit，eachproudofitsfanciedsupremacy，eachperfectlysureitisthepetofGod，eachwithoutundoubtingconfidencesummoningHimtotakecommandintimeofwar，eachsurprisedwhenHegoesovertotheenemy，butbyhabitabletoexcuseitandresumecomplimentsinaword，thewholehumanracecontent，alwayscontent，persistentlycontent，indestructiblycontent，happy，thankful，proud，NO