“I'm Sorry -- Don't know What to Say.
They won't discuss The Case
until The Sentence has
been carried-out —
….which is set for
9 a.m. tomorrow.”
Derek Bentley Death by Hanging
“ I wanna add that : History show us that NUTS are not the only ones capable of Evil Deeds — That Gentlemen of Principle and Power, and Genteel Manner, can arrive at Very GRIM Decisions —
If They commit crimes, it’s not because they harbour murky, or perverse impulses, but because they feel compelled to deal with The Dangers to their Way of Life.
This doesn’t mean that They are motivated by purely financial reasons — although, that is a very real consideration, I think — but They equate their vital interests with the wellbeing of Their Society and The Nation : — in this case, the wellbeing of The Cause of Southern Rights.
And far from being immoral, or unscrupulous, they are individuals of Principles that are SO lofty, as to elevate Them above the restraints of ordinary morality —
They don’t act on sudden impulse —
The Feeling grows amongst Them that
‘Something Must Be DONE —
Something that is Best for All.’; that
‘The Situation is Becoming Intolerable.’
They move gradually
towards The Position.....
the change is gradual, and yet
so compelling that when
They arrive at Their Decision,
They’re no-longer shocked
by the extreme measures
that They are willing to employ —
The Execution of The Unsavory Deed is made all-the-easier by delegating it’s commission down to more lower-level operatives.
Most of The Evil — most of The Evil in HISTORY is perpetrated, not by monsters or by LONE psychotics, but by Men of Responsibility & Commitment, whose most unsettling aspect is the apparent normality of their deportment.....
It’s like, Child Molesters, we’re finding.....!
‘There’s Danger in The Stranger’ — it’s not The Stranger, we find, that you wanna watch out for......"
