Fatal Sequence

The ancient systole and diastole of history has repeated itself in country after country:
Bondage to Spiritual Faith;
Spiritual Faith to Courage;
Courage to Freedom;
Freedom to Abundance;
Abundance to Selfishness;
Selfishness to Complacency;
Complacency to Apathy;
Apathy to Fear;
Fear to Dependency;
Dependency to Bondage.
—Henning Webb Prentis, Jr., President of the Armstrong Cork Company.