Blaise Pascal was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and Catholic theologian. He was a child prodigy who was educated by his father, a tax collector in Rouen.
As citizens in a civilized society, the binding social contract which we all implicitly sign, in part, determines our state of mind. As the balance of power shifts towards the despot, justice becomes more of a fiction than a reality that improves on herself.
The silent killer at play here is sugar, the sweetness of words coming from a place of kindness 'should' counteract the need for candy shop temptations that seem to persist at all ages.
