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"I must disagree with you there Jehu," he said, evidentially regaining his confidence and sense of moral footing, "For even in your own time the womenfolk all wore masks and face coverings." I was taken aback and cried, "Most certainly they did not, your history books may say so, but I, dear sir, was alive and would know best!" I MUST DISAGREE WITH YOU THERE JEHU HE SAID EVIDENTLY REGAINING HIS CONFIDENCE AND SENSE OF MORAL FOOTING FOR EVEN IN YOUR OWN TIME THE WOMEN FOLK ALL WORE MASKS AND FACE COVERINGS I WAS TAKEN ABACK AND CRIED MOST CERTAINLY THEY DID NOT YOUR HISTORY BOOKS MAY SAY SO BUT I DEAR SIR WAS ALIVE AND WOULD KNOW BEST
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." 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. 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 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
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