atom essentially talking to vox about why the anytth society is the way it is to prevent itself from destorying itself and becomeing tyranical and corupt, he talks about achknowledge the anyth’s place within the gates and that they are the ‘inferior’ and there isnt much they can do about it except maintain

he says “the mind does not approve of the domineering it could be, until it can be”

obviously the purpose of this scene is to reinforce the individual vox is to become especially after he betrays atom