Wednesday’s Piece

“Yet what does the embarrassment of others matter if a conviction of truth and justice demands the courage of the individual to express his conviction by words of actions?”

(‘On Moral Courage’ – Compton Mackenzie, 1883 – 1972)

John Lentell

3rd September, 1970

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Thursday’s Piece

“…..the transformation of party politics into party machines is one way of imposing on the electors a form of totalitarianism, a very mild form of totalitarianism no doubt, but still a menace to the political health of the country.”

(Compton Mackenzie, 1883 – 1972)

John lentell

30th June, 1970

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Wednesday’s Piece

“….in A.D. 2061 people will find it….difficult to understand how the ghastly mumbo-jumbo of hanging a man could still have survived in a civilised society a hundred years ago.”

(‘On Moral Courage‘ by Compton Mackenzie, 1883 – 1972)

John Lentell

25th June, 1970