the last steward of the God Emperor, frequently saw Leto in such moods He called them "the stirrings of the worm " Atreides, Harkonnen, firemen, Shai-Hulud- any of these might be a being with ego powerful enough to dare become the history and future of the universe But Leto was all four, he had to dare because it was an essential part of his nature Leto had no choice Because of what he was, he was destined to pick up where his father failed and become the true Kwisatz Haderach And because he was destined to be the Kwisat? Haderach, he perforce must become the God Emperor, for they are one and the same A second quotation from The Stolen Journals will serve well as an illustration of this point When I set out to lead humanity along my Golden Path, I promised them a lesson then bones would remember I know a profound pattern which humans deny with their words even white their actions affirm it They say they seek security and quiet, the condition they call peace Even as they speak, they create the seeds of turmoil and violence If thev find their quiet security, they squirm to it How bonng they find it Look at them now Look at what they do waite I record these words Hah' I give ftem enduring eeos of enforced tranqmhty which plods on and on despite their every effort to escape into chaos Believe me, the memory of Leto's peace shall abide with diem forever They will seek their quiet security thereafter only with extreme caution and steadfast preparation Within this passage are all four personages Here can be seen the cjmcism of the Atreides, the delight m gamesmanship of the H