Звездный десант
Chapter 8
Butforeveryjuvenilecriminaltherearealwaysoneormoreadultdelinquents—peopleofmatureyearswhoeitherdonotknowtheirduty,orwho,knowingit,fail."
"Andthatwasthesoftspotwhichdestroyedwhatwasinmanywaysanadmirableculture.Thejuniorhoodlumswhoroamedtheirstreetsweresymptomsofagreatersickness;theircitizens(allofthemcountedassuch)glorifiedtheirmythologyof‘rights’...andlosttrackoftheirduties.Nonation,soconstituted,canendure."
IwonderedhowColonelDuboiswouldhaveclassedDillinger.Washeajuvenilecriminalwhomeritedpityeventhoughyouhadtogetridofhim?Orwasheanadultdelinquentwhodeservednothingbutcontempt?
Ididn’tknow,Iwouldneverknow.TheonethingIwassureofwasthathewouldneveragainkillanylittlegirls.
Thatsuitedme.Iwenttosleep.
