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Show u Whiteside became quiet again. He was ready to listen. The two crossed from the Strand over to Fleet Street. St.. Paul's was in the near distance. They both slowed their pace. "If a man steals from his neighbor, is his act good or evil?" asked Lathrop. "Obviously evil." "What would ya do about such a man?" "I'd turn 'im in to the authorities." "And if ee 'appened to be your employer, then what?" "I ' ave no employer," Whiteside assumed Lathrop before answering his question."...I'd still turn him in." "What if you were to decide to remain neutral - to keep yer relationship in tact?" "Someone else might turn 'im in." "What if no one else did? What if because ee's so powerful, everyone decides to be neutral?" "Then I su'pose ee'd go on steaiin from his neighbor." "Exactly. Neutrality refuses to keep evil in check. Evil unchecked will destroy good. That's why neutrality is so dangerous. Moreover, real neutrality |