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large/10361/revolutions_time_1608_librivox_64kb_mp3/revolutionsoftime_01_dunn_64kb
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If but one or two of the strands were omitted, the result would be a feeble rope, easily broken, and we would live. But by our own vices is our mortality made manifest, by our own wrongs are we wronged. By now you may be beginning to feel the impulses of indignation arising in your breast, for who am I, the admittedly despicable Jehu, to group you as my fellow convicts, my co conspirators, in a sense? IF BUT ONE OR TWO OF THE STRANDS WERE OMITTED THE RESULT WOULD BE A FEEBLE ROPE EASILY BROKEN AND WE WOULD LIVE BUT BY OUR OWN VICES IS OUR MORTALITY MADE MANIFEST BY OUR OWN WRONGS ARE WE WRONGED BY NOW YOU MAY BE BEGINNING TO FEEL THE IMPULSES OF INDIGNATION ARISING IN YOUR BREAST FOR WHO AM I THE ADMITTEDLY DESPICABLE JEW TO GROUP YOU AS MY FELLOW CONVICTS MY CO CONSPIRATORS IN A SENSE
. Perhaps it is my fate to bear witness to the wrongs of a people, of which even you are not wholly innocent. And yet can an individual be blamed for the faults of a society, can personal responsibility be extended to the members of an unknown multitude? How the enjoined conscience of one longs to say no, but in good faith it cannot be said, for in this case the mask of ignorance cannot supersede the face of guilt. Indeed, ignorance in this case only adds to the shame of the guilty, this being a crime not of misdeeds but of negligence, twisted together with the vices of humanity into a thick and sturdy cord, a rope that cannot be pulled apart and individually examined, yet must be taken as a whole. Insularly, the strand of ignorance could be easily snapped, remedied by but a little education, yet when woven together by one's own hands with prides and prejudices, it forms an unbreakable rope, which is placed about our neck to hang us: through means of our own doing is our fate foretold. D THEIR KINSMAN REDEEMER PERHAPS IT IS MY FATE TO BEAR WITNESS TO THE WRONGS OF A PEOPLE OF WHICH EVEN YOU ARE NOT WHOLLY INNOCENT AND YET CAN AN INDIVIDUAL BE BLAMED FOR THE FAULTS OF A SOCIETY CAN PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY BE EXTENDED TO THE MEMBERS OF AN UNKNOWN MULTITUDE HOW THE ENJOYED CONSCIENCE OF ONE LONGS TO SAY NO BUT IN GOOD FAITH IT CANNOT BE SAID FOR IN THIS CASE THE MASK OF IGNORANCE CANNOT SUPERSEDE THE FACE OF GUILT INDEED IGNORANCE IN THIS CASE ONLY ADDS TO THE SHAME OF THE GUILTY THIS BEING A CRIME NOT OF MISDEEDS BUT OF NEGLIGENCE TWISTED TOGETHER WITH THE VICES OF HUMANITY INTO A THICK AND STURDY CORD A ROPE THAT CANNOT BE PULLED APART AND INDIVIDUALLY EXAMINED YET MUST BE TAKEN AS A WHOLE INSULARLY THE STRAND OF IGNORANCE COULD BE EASILY SNAPPED REMEDIED BY BUT A LITTLE EDUCATION YET WHEN WOVEN TOGETHER BY ONE'S OWN HANDS WITH PRIDE AND PREJUDICES IT FORMS AN UNBREAKABLE ROPE WHICH IS PLACED ABOUT OUR NECK TO HANG US THOUGH MEANS OF OUR OWN DOING IS OUR FATE FORETOLD
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