Foreign Correspondence

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:)(eom) Harry's answer was he would have to think about his responsibilty to his kids, so he indicated his doing nothing was an act of altruism--- my response "excuses, excuses, excuses, always the excuse"
Daughter "Dad remember when they came and carried that woman to be burned at the stake, why did you do nothing?"
Dad"Ah i was thinking of you and what is good for you"
Daughter thinks to self 'cripes i got a coward for a father'.
Hitler believed firmly he could get people to do anything by instilling fear into the populace.
And in terms of the majority he is right.
What makes the book Lord Jim a masterwork is it is the study of one man's search for redemption for a moment of cowardice.
What made Lord Jim remarkable, he made no excuse to himself, he personally would not forgive himself, he had to seek redemption by his own acts and not falling back on the old saw , the old whine "i am only human and thus i am weak"