Mysticism and Power (p87)

(Setting:  The Honcho has studied the foundations of the wild popularity of the Safari Golfer.  He begins to develop an interesting hypothesis about the relationship between mysticism and power.)

There was a storm of a different sort brewing in the nether world of humanity, where Mephistopheles smiled like the Cheshire Cat. He knew very clearly what the Honcho was just beginning to understand. The yearning for an almighty god was very much the same as the yearning for a powerful government. Each promised protection for the weak, incontrovertible laws, arbitration of outcomes, dogmatic views of life, and manna from on high. More importantly, each operated in a mystery-shrouded cocoon of non-objective reality, which was the prolific breeding ground for Satan’s greatest triumphs. He was exhilarated that the Honcho was becoming aware of the awesome power of linking mysticism and power together.