Butthepostulatethatmenarerationalbeings，continuallyleadsonetodrawinferenceswhichprovetobeextremelywideofthemark。（25*）
\"Yestruly;yourprincipleisderivedfromthelivesofbrutes，andisabrutalprinciple。Youwillnotpersuademethatmenaretobeunderthedisciplinewhichanimalsareunder。I
carenothingforyournatural—historyarguments。Myconscienceshowsmethatthefeebleandthesufferingmustbehelped;andifselfishpeoplewon’thelpthem，theymustbeforcedbylawtohelpthem。Don’ttellmethatthemilkofhumankindnessistobereservedfortherelationsbetweenindividuals，andthatGovernmentsmustbetheadministratorsofnothingbuthardjustice。Everymanwithsympathyinhimmustfeelthathungerandpainandsqualormustbeprevented;andthatifprivateagenciesdonotsuffice，thenpublicagenciesmustbeestablished。\"
SuchisthekindofresponsewhichIexpecttobemadebynineoutoften。Insomeofthemitwilldoubtlessresultfromafellow—feelingsoacutethattheycannotcontemplatehumanmiserywithoutanimpatiencewhichexcludesallthoughtsofremoteresults。Concerningthesusceptibilitiesoftherest，wemay，however，besomewhatsceptical。Personswho，nowinthiscaseandnowinthat，areangryif，tomaintainoursupposednational\"interests\"ornational\"prestige，\"thoseinauthoritydonotpromptlysendoutsomethousandsofmentobepartiallydestroyedwhiledestroyingotherthousandsofmenwhoseintentionswesuspect，orwhoseinstitutionswethinkdangeroustous，orwhoseterritoryourcolonistswant，cannotafterallbesotenderinfeelingthatcontemplatingthehardshipsofthepoorisintolerabletothem。Littleadmirationneedbefeltfortheprofessedsympathiesofpeoplewhourgeonapolicywhichbreaksupprogressingsocieties;andwhothenlookonwithCynicalindifferenceatthewelteringconfusionleftbehind，withallitsentailedsufferinganddeath。Thosewho，whenBoersassertingtheirindependencesuccessfullyresistedus，wereangrybecauseBritish\"honour\"wasnotmaintainedbyfightingtoavengeadefeat，atthecostofmoremortalityandmiserytoourownsoldiersandtheirantagonists，cannothavesomuch\"enthusiasmofhumanity\"asprotestslikethatindicatedabovewouldleadonetoexpect。Indeed，alongwiththissensitivenesswhichtheyprofesswillnotletthemlookwithpatienceonthepainsof\"thebattleoflife\"asitquietlygoesonaround，theyappeartohaveacallousnesswhichnotonlytoleratesbutenjoyscontemplatingthepainsofbattlesoftheliteralkind;asoneseesinthedemandforfrustratedpaperscontainingscenesofcarnage，andinthegreedinesswithwhichdetailedaccountsofbloodyengagementsareread。Wemayreasonablyhaveourdoubtsaboutmenwhosefeelingsaresuchthattheycannotbearthethoughtofhardshipsborne，mostlybytheidleandtheimprovident，andwho，nevertheless，havedemandedthirty—oneeditionsofTheFifteenDecisiveBattlesoftheWorld，inwhichtheymayrevelinaccountsofslaughter。Nay，evenstillmoreremarkableisthecontrastbetweentheprofessedtender—heartednessandtheactualhard—heartednessofthosewhowouldreversethenormalcourseofthingsthatmediatemiseriesmaybeprevented，evenatthecostofgreatermiserieshereafterproduced。Foronotheroccasionsyoumayhearthem，withutterdisregardofbloodshedanddeath，contendthatintheinterestsofhumanityatlargeitiswellthattheinferiorracesshouldbeexterminatedandtheirplacesoccupiedbythesuperiorraces。Sothat，marvelloustorelate，thoughtheycannotthinkwithcalmnessoftheevilsaccompanyingthestruggleforexistenceasitiscarriedonwithoutviolenceamongindividualsintheirownsociety，theycontemplatewithcontentedequanimitysuchevilsintheirintenseandwholesaleforms，wheninflictedbyfireandswordonentirecommunities。
Notworthyofmuchrespectthen，asitseemstome，isthisgenerousconsiderationoftheinferiorathomewhichisaccompaniedbyunscrupuloussacrificeoftheinferiorabroad。