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who, on the basis ofthe despairing nihilism, will insist on ruling the world. These are the Grand Inquisitors whoimprison Christ and come to tell Him that His method is not correct, that universal happiness cannot beachieved by the immediate freedom of choosing between good and evil, but by the domination andunification of the world. The first step is to conquer and rule. The kingdom of heaven will, in fact, appearon earth, but it will be ruled over by men—a mere handful to begin with, who will be the Cassars,because they were the first to understand—and later, with time, by all men. The unity of all creation willbe achieved by every possible means, since everything is permitted. The Grand Inquisitor is old and tired,for the knowledge he possesses is-bitter. He knows that men are lazy rather than cowardly and that theyprefer peace and death to the liberty of discerning between good and evil.