John Robson: Refusing to Lie, or Acquiesce in One, Is Vital for a Thriving Society
As Yeats famously warned as Lenin and Hitler ramped up, “The best lack all conviction, while the worst/ Are full of passionate intensity.” So, let’s not leave passion to the wicked.
So, as George Washington said in 1787, “Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair. The event is in the hand of God.”