AN ADDENDUM FOR DAVID: This should follow at the end of the previous:
And this troubles me, my friend, because it seems such a petty disagreement for us to have when there is so much common ground between us on issues that are very important in the here and now: I suspect we're of one mind about Iraq and the War on Terrorism, and we both despise the sort of soft thinking that has such a prominent place in modern Left-Liberal discourses. There is much in here that we could work on quite productively. Now you, like I, are endowed with the wonderful gift of the Creator which permits us to feel our honor insulted whenever someone so much as hesitates at the infinitely rational products of our minds. And there is a lot to be said for this, when the time comes to have those arguments. But now, on this week, of all times, now is the time for us to find what we have in common: our humanity, our dedication to doing what is right, and our faith in the possibilities of the future. And so, all the best to you now and in the future
"Thou shalt not extinguish thine anger, but shall master it,
that thy conscience may not be blunted by adjustment
to wrong causes."
-The Dutch Ten Commandments to Foil the Nazis
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