Providence

"Mankind’s quest for perfection has always turned dark. Man has always existed in perpetual chaos. Continuously catapulted from misery to exhilaration and back, humanity has repeatedly struggled to overcome vulnerability and improve upon its sense of strength. The instinct is to ‘play God’ or at least mediate His providence. Too often, this impulse is not to just to improve but to repress, and even destroy those deemed inferior."
--Edwin Black, "War Against The Weak: Eugenics And America's Campaign To Create A Master Race", p. 9