---------- >From: [log in to unmask] >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Regarding Bob K. >Date: Wed, May 23, 2001, 7:46 AM > > "These fought in any case, > and some believing, > pro domo, in any case... > > Some quick to arm, > some for adventure, > some from fear of weakness, > some from fear of censure, > some for love of slaughter, in imagination, > learning later... > some in fear, learning love of slaughter;" (Pound) > > Thank, Charles, for cutting through the slag with EP's words. The ex-Senator > is a friend of mine, and I can say with no hesitation that he, like most > soldiers, entered the fray for reasons that are an vague but powerful mixture > of the kinds of motives Pound identifies. He did, however, never learn to > love slaughter, in fact, has spent his life recoiling from it, as witnessed > by his devotion to the anti-war activities that continue to this day. > Jay Always better late than never. "Non 'dulce' non 'et decor'..." nonetheless Charles