I have dominion over all my possessions, but I treat them with respect. In like manner when given authority over people, I treat them with dignity and respect.

I have dominion over all my possessions, but I treat them with respect. In like manner when given authority over people, I treat them with dignity and respect. I can't imagine the spirit of such words carries with it the grotesqueries and indignities we're wont to inflict on our fellow sufferers. Nor for that matter the free reign over our environment. Instead I would espouse that the spirit is the maintenance of their well-being. As might a parent, or a landowner with some interest in his lot.