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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: George Coyne who wrote (46990)	5/10/1999 1:30:00 AM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 67261

George,upholding truth is fine, and judgment is fine, and even in some instances condemnation may be fine. The operant terms are "too ready with"...patience is also a virtue. Trying to find the right way to make one's case, not because people are often persuaded easily, but because we frequently plant seeds that may germinate, is a worthwhile activity. Besides, we judge people differently according to the circumstances of their lives. How would you feel if you were to find out that someone whom you had condemned as a malcontent in high- school was subjected to intolerable abuse on a daily basis at home? On the other hand, how would you feel if you discovered that the person you had long admired as being the class success had been given unfair advantage due to his parents' wealth and connections, and as soon as he was on his own he had drifted into mediocrity or worse? We do not know most people terribly well, not even face to face, much less on the Net. When young, I was so habitually closed mouth about my family that I neglected to tell my future wife that I had a brother with cerebral palsy confined to a wheelchair although we had been going together for over a month. She found out when she met him. Thus, because I don't really know, I wish to be flexible in my dealings with people, and give them a chance...