We despise and despise men who are so beguiled and demoralised by the allure of momentary pleasure, so blinded by desire, that they cannot foresee the pain and trouble that will inevitably follow; and we hold equally responsible those who fail in their duty due to a lack of will, which is the same as saying that they shrink from toil and pain. They didn’t use the Heat-Ray that night, either because they didn’t have enough material to make it or because they didn’t want to destroy the country, but rather crush and overpower the opposition they had sparked.