960 THE PRINCIPLES OF PERSONAL INTEGRITY
Testament. The entire book is nothing but one continuous
statement of the creative power of Thought.
The Law of Man's Individuality is, therefore, the Law of
Liberty, and equally it is the Gospel of peace; for when we
truly understand the law of our own individuality, we see
that the same law finds its expression in everyone else; and,
consequently, we shall reverence the law in others exactly in
proportion as we value it in ourselves. To do this is to follow
the Golden Rule of doing to others what we would they
should do unto us; and because we know that the Law of
Liberty in ourselves must include the free use of our creative
power, there is no longer any inducement to infringe the
rights of others, for we can satisfy all our desires by the
exercise of our knowledge of the law.
As this comes to be understood, cooperation will take
the place of competition, with the result of removing all
ground for enmity, whether between individuals, classes, or
nations ....If you wish to know what happens to someone when they totally
disregard the law upon which the Golden Rule philosophy is based,
pick out anyone in your community whom you know to live for the
single dominating purpose of accumulating wealth, and who has no
conscientious scruples as to how they accumulate that wealth. Study
this person and you will observe that there is no warmth to their soul,
no kindness to their words, and no welcome to their face. They have
become a slave to the desire for wealth; they are too busy to enjoy life
and too selfish to wish to help others enjoy it. They walk and talk and
breathe, but are nothing more than a human robot. Yet there are many
who envy such a person and wish that they might be in their position,
foolishly believing them to be a success.
There can never be success without happiness, and no one can
be happy without bringing happiness to others. Moreover, it must be