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Inthiswayithasbeenpossibletoproduceamanwhoagainstallhisbasicsenseofself-preservationwillvoluntarilyriskdeathforanideal—butalsointhiswayisproducedthedoltwhoissureofeverythingandknowswhatis‘right.’
"Inthetimenowaheadofusagreatmanyoftheseprejudiceswehavebeengivenwillhavetogo,orberadicallyaltered.Wecanacceptandretainonlyoneprimaryprejudice,andthatisthattheraceisworthpreserving.Tothatconsiderationallelsewill,foratimeatleast,besubordinate.Wemustlookatallwedo,withthisquestioninmind:‘Isthisgoingtohelpourracesurvive—orwillithinderus?’Ifitwillhelp,wemustdoit,whetherornotitconflictswiththeideasinwhichwewerebroughtup.Ifnot,wemustavoidit,eventhoughtheomissionmayclashwithourpreviousnotionsofdutyandevenofjustice.
"Itwillnotbeeasy;oldprejudicesdiehard.Thesimplerelyonabolsteringmassofmaximandprecept;sodothetimid;sodothementallylazy—andsodoallofus,morethanweimagine.Nowthattheorganizationhasgone,ourreadyreckonersforconductwithinitnolongerLivetherightanswers.Wemusthavethemoralcouragetothinkandtoplanforourselves."
Hepausedtosurveyhisaudiencethoughtfully.Thenhesaid:
"Thereisonethingtobemadequitecleartoyoubeforeyoudecidetojoinourcommunity.Itisthatthoseofuswhostartonthistaskwillallhaveourpartstoplay.Themenmustwork—thewomenmusthavebabies.
