"I hope that I state your case fairly:……" — Michael Arditti

"I hope that I state your case fairly: One of my great fears is misrepresenting you, even to myself, now that you are not here to set me right. The truth is that you did not believe in idealism. All love was suspect; even a saint's was just differed self-interest. And it was impossible to argue without sounding either sentimental or naive. Cynicism has all the smart words on it's side; idealism uses a nursery school dictionary. And you studied early to disguise your childhood pain. But it is not universal."

— Michael Arditti

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Cynicism has all the smart words on it's side; idealism uses a nursery school dictionary.

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