and illustrates the application of the law to forms of government:
| Extreme | Golden Mean | Extreme |
| Skepticism | Reverence | Fanaticism |
| Polygamy | Monogamy | Promiscuity |
| Starvation | Nourishment | Gluttony |
| Thirst | Temperance | Drunkenness |
| Stupidity | Intelligence | Insanity |
| Monotone | Harmony | Discord |
| Three or less | Four wheels | Five or more |
| Hibernation | Rest | Insomnia |
| Darkness | Light | Dazzle |
| Drought | Moisture | Flood |
What skepticism is to religion, autocracy is to government; what fanaticism is to religion, democracy is to government; what reverence or worship is to religion, the republic is to government.
Polygamy, which means plural marriage, is to the domestic world what autocracy is to government; promiscuity, or free love, is to the domestic world what democracy is to government; monogamy, one man and one woman lawfully wedded, producing legitimate children and serving as a unit in society, is to the domestic world what the republic is to government.
In the world of food, starvation is to the individual what autocracy is to government: the aspirations of the people are starved. What gluttony is to the individual, democracy is to gov-
