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unfavorable but also false. They are harmful, lying, obviously utterly and always wrong. Unfortunately their being sinful does not make them dull and uninteresting. If they were, people would probably not perpetrate them. They must be avoided, no matter how interesting, because the end never justifies evil means. Every conversationalist must be scrupulously careful never to impute wrongdoings or weaknesses to anyone which are not true. X° report that Tom called Susan a stupid thing if he did, is bad; but to report it when he actually did not do so is slander and calumny. It is a vile deed, conversationally and morally intolerable. But anyone inclined to this sort of thing is in need of a book on ethics and a serious conference with a priest. |
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