The arena that is reality is a house of balance. With gain comes inherent loss. As the world is imperfect, so too are its inhabitants. With this imperfection, however, comes the meaning of life. The gift of choice granted to man is the trait separating him from the instinctual animal. The belief that choice composes the essence of man is common to many traditions. Through the ability to be flawed, springs man's perfection and his greatest triumph of all: the capacity to elect good over evil, love over hatred. Without the freedom to choose, the vitality, sanctity, and beauty of life must surrender into nonexistence.

+-Enabled by the advances of the Industrial Revolution, the manufacturing trend moved towards production uniformity. Intellectuals of the time began to consider the prospect of applying this sleek homogeny to governance. With the advent of mass production and the dissolution of the skilled...