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"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." 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
rmal sober reasoning returning, "I have been observing your society, which you suppose to be enlightened, but I have seen some things, which, I am afraid, are evidences of the opposite." "Go on," "For one, your common folk engage in the most violent entertainment. I saw a vicious game being played not far from here, in the plaza below. There were two sides, and they rushed at each other in a rage and clashed when they met until one side tackled the other. This went on for some time, the evident point of the sport being to gain points by making it so that one of the opposing players cannot get up at the end of a round. It was so brutal that I was disgusted and could watch no more." "Yes, I see what you mean," 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. E SPIRIT OF MY OPENING COMMENTS AND MY NORMAL SOBER REASONING RETURNED I HAVE BEEN OBSERVING YOUR SOCIETY WHICH US SUPPOSED TO BE ENLIGHTENED BUT I HAVE SEEN SOME THINGS WHICH I AM AFRAID ARE EVIDENCE OF THE OPPOSITE GO ON FOR ME YOUR COMMON FOLK ENGAGE IN THE MOST VIOLENT ENTERTAINMENT I SAW A VICIOUS GAME BEING PLAYED NOT FAR FROM HERE IN THE PLAZA BELOW THERE WERE TWO SIDES AND THEY RUSHED AT EACH OTHER IN A RAGE AND CLASHED WHEN THEY MET UNTIL ONE SIDE TACKLED THE OTHER THIS WENT ON FOR SOME TIME THE EVIDENT POINT OF THE SPORT BEING TO GAIN POINTS BY MAKING IT SO THAT ONE OF THE OPPOSING PLAYERS CANNOT GET UP AT THE END OF A ROUND IT WAS SO BRUTAL THAT I WAS DISGUSTED AND COULD WATCH NO MORE YES I SEE WHAT YOU MEAN 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
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