Robert Conway:
By the way, what religion do you follow here?
Chang:
To put it simply, I should say that our general belief was in, uh, moderation. We preach the virtue of avoiding excesses of every kind. Even including excess of virtue itself.
Robert Conway:
Well, that's intelligent.
Chang:
We find in the valley that it makes for better happiness among the natives. We rule with moderate strictness, and in return we are satisfied with moderate obedience. As a result, our people are moderately honest, moderately chaste, and, uh, somewhat more than moderately happy.
Robert Conway:
How about law, and order? You have no soldiers, or police?
Chang:
[chuckling]
Oh, good heavens, no!
Robert Conway:
Well, how do you deal with incorrigibles? Criminals?
Chang:
Why, we have no crime here. What makes a criminal? Lack, usually. Avariciousness. Envy. The desire to possess something owned by another. There can be no crime where there is a sufficiency of everything.
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