By Msgr. Charles Fink, The Catholic Thing - St. Dominic is often quoted as having said, “A man who governs his passions is master of the world. We must either rule them or be ruled by them. It is better to be the hammer than the anvil.”... A corollary follows. To the extent that we can’t control ourselves, it will be necessary that we be controlled by an outside force, police, for example, or some other government entity. Either that or things become uncontrollable.