Man's Unique Reward, However, Is That While Animals Survive By Adjusting Themselves To Their Background, Man Survives By Adjusting His Background To Himself.

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Man's unique reward, however, is that while animals survive by
adjusting themselves to their background, man survives by
adjusting his background to himself. If a drought strikes them,
animals perish -- man builds irrigation canals; if a flood strikes
them, animals perish -- man builds dams; if a carnivorous pack
attacks them, animals perish -- man writes the Constitution of
the United States. But one does not obtain food, safety or
freedom -- by instinct.
-- Ayn Rand

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