It is a duty to do so. The approach mentioned is that the policy of the position is for the sake of deeds, and that the one who faces it has the privilege of merit among men. And no wonder, for a person is overcome by a feeling of pride and receives abundant praise, even though he has only managed his own affairs and those of his close associates. How then, if he has added to that his good management of public affairs? And since the extent of a person's merit over others depends on the extent of his benefit to others, as stated in the noble hadith, "The best of people are those who benefit people," the holder of the position has means that others do not have, which provide him with ample scope to benefit people. And it is not hidden from the discerning that a person is held accountable according to his capacity and means, for there is no generosity except from the wealthy. If a wealthy person refrains from giving, he is blamed, but if he extends his hand to the poor, he is praised. If days spread the carpet of work for him, and he folds it up, either with an arm wounded by the arrow of idleness and laziness, or with a crippled hand by the purpose and truth, then justice has decreed punishment for him who opposes the laws of nature and disposition, and violates the custom and religious law. Does the carpet of work spread for a man more than for the holder of the position? He is, without a doubt, a partner with nature in preserving its laws and maintaining its customs. Rather, he is its executive tool, implementing its judgments and managing its intricacies. If he is not fit, he hinders the movement, and harm results. It has been said, "If a scholar errs, the world errs with his error." And so it is with the error of one who undertakes the affairs of people and manages their policies. He has been entrusted with the most important human tasks, so his mount is rough and his position is formidable. Suffice him in the difficulty of management to combine opposites, as Omar, may God be pleased with him, said: gentleness without weakness, and strength without harshness. Or as another said: humility from high status, asceticism from ability, and fairness from power.

And if we probe the depths of realities with careful thought and keen observation, and become familiar with the soundness of the principles whose texts we have explained, we find ourselves before the position. The foundation of truth has been dug into the four pillars of its chair with four words: patriotism, wisdom, determination, and responsibility. We found the position to be formidable because behind it lies accountability to a majestic and just court, whose law is conscience and whose judge is the conscience, and whose enforcers of judgments are honor. It is therefore futile to entrust positions to those who do not embrace the ties of patriotism in their position, nor reap the fruits of wisdom from the branches of their pens and the strokes of their quills, nor draw the sword of determination from the eyelids of their activity and the pillars of their boldness, nor perceive a spark of feeling on the horizon of their conscience from the clouds of their approval and disapproval. Until he said: As for patriotism, it is the pivot around which the sphere of thoughts revolves, or the point from which the circle of feelings and emotions is drawn. It is born of disposition, nurtured by upbringing, guaranteed by honor, and strengthened by generosity. It has more sanctity for a person than his parents, because it undertakes his sustenance so that they may undertake his sustenance. And countries are not built except by love of homelands. Therefore, they said, "Love of homelands is part of faith." So the holder of the position must, before all else, be characterized by sincere patriotism and embrace the fulfillment of its general rights before considering the fulfillment of his private rights, because the former encompasses the whole and the latter encompasses the part, and the part is included in the whole. And he has from embracing the bird its nest, no matter how it moves, a likeness of admonition. As for