Men are more accountable for their motives, than for anything else; and primarily, morality consists in the motives, that is in the affections.
I mean, the Constitution of this country was written 200 years ago. The house I was living in in Madrid is 350 years old! America is still a project, and you guys are working on it and bringing new things to it every day. That is beautiful to watch.
So your emotional state really has a lot to do with what you're thinking about and what you're paying attention to.