“Pleasure, rather than being the end of man's striving, is actually the effect of meaning fulfillment. And power, rather than being an end in itself, is actually the means to an end; if man is to live out his will to meaning, a certain amount of power–day financial power–by and large will be an indispensable prerequisite. Only if one's original concern with meaning fulfillment is frustrated is one either content with power or intent on pleasure.
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