Educate your children to self-control, to the habit of holding passion and prejudice and evil tendencies subject to an upright and reasoning will, and you have done much to abolish misery from their future and crimes from society.
Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790) US author, diplomat, inventor, physicist, politician, & printer
Hmmm... its an interesting thought, but what is life without passion? Sure you may abolish misery, but what about extreme happiness and joy? Is it worth that cost?