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Feeling vainglorious at my victory, I pursued him further, "I also observed that your womenfolk wear face coverings in public, which is most certainly a thing of the past." FEELING VAINGLORIOUS AT MY VICTORY I PURSUED HIM FURTHER I ALSO OBSERVED THAT YOUR WOMEN FOLK WEAR FACE COVERINGS IN PUBLIC WHICH IS MOST CERTAINLY A THING OF THE PAST
 much rather that such games would be forsaken, but the people really enjoy it. I must remind you, as well, that your society had the same type of thing, as did every other before it. It was football for you, gladiators for the Romans, and so forth." "But I thought that you had no traditions? That you were more enlightened than those of the past? You can hardly excuse your misconduct by reminding one of the misconduct of another, especially when you claim to disclaim the errors of history, or at least, that altered and redefined thing that you call history." "You are right, I have to admit," he conceded, "But let me remind you that it is a static characteristic of humanity to confuse the ends with the means. When an intense effort is applied, the melodramatic tendency is to honor that effort, despite its uselessness, instead of honoring the product of the effort rather than the effort itself. But, you are right, I admit, for we have still a few places left to refine in the common folk. N THE KING REPLIED I MYSELF WOULD MUCH RATHER THAT SUCH GAMES WOULD BE FORSAKEN BUT THE PEOPLE REALLY ENJOY IT I MUST REMIND YOU AS WELL THAT YOUR SOCIETY HAD THE SAME TYPE OF THING AS DID EVERY OTHER BEFORE IT IT WAS FOOTBALL FOR YOU GLADIATORS FOR THE ROMANS AND SO FORTH BUT I THOUGHT THAT YOU HAD NO TRADITIONS THAT YOU WERE MORE ENLIGHTENED THAN THOSE OF THE PAST YOU CAN HARDLY EXCUSE YOUR MISCONDUCT BY REMINDING ONE OF THE MISCONDUCT OF ANOTHER ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU CLAIM TO DISCLAIM THE ERRORS OF HISTORY OR AT LEAST THAT ALTERED AND REDEFINED THING THAT YOU CALL HISTORY YOU ARE RIGHT I HAVE TO ADMIT HE CONCEDED BUT LET ME REMIND YOU THAT IT IS A STATIC CHARACTERISTIC OF HUMANITY TO CONFUSE THE ENDS WITH THE MEANS WHEN AN INTENSE EFFORT IS APPLIED THE MELODRAMATIC TENDENCY IS TO HONOR THAT EFFECT DESPITE ITS USELESSNESS INSTEAD OF HONOURING THE PRODUCT OF THE EFFORT RATHER THAN THE EFFECT ITSELF BUT YOU ARE RIGHT I ADMIT FOR WE ARE STILL A FEW PLACES LEFT TO REFINE IN THE COMMON FOLK
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