The same mouth that proclaims protection of life in nature is the mouth that puffs the smoke of his cigar to bring death to his lungs. The same hands that will protect a voiceless baby cub for its right to live are the hands that surgically extract the the fetus from a mother's womb. The same chest that fills with revolt with a politician taking what he can from the public good is the chest that defends that each man ought to direct his efforts to himself.
It causes indignation to be numbed by doctrine of religion but not by the effects of narcotics.
It causes indignation to dissolve a contract, a peace treaty, a friendship but not a wedding.
It causes indignation to abstain from ones desires for the service of God but not for the service of money.
Self immolation to satisfy beauty standards is fine, self sacrifice for the sake of a moral standard is not.
So many would hastily recognize the shamefulness of the holocaust of history books, so few would recognize the shamefulness of the holocaust of the news papers.
A man killing another is condemnable a nation killing thousands is fine.
To let ones moral conscience be guided by the winds of modern times is to conform to idiocy.
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