They often do in comfort. CS Lewis was of course aware of the poisonous nature of academic politics and he had a strong aversion to bureaucracy in all its forms. To commit a terrible sin in the throes of strong emotion or madness is bad enough. To commit terrible sins because you are a bureaucrat and your duty is to carry out policy is likely far worse.
The Evil That Men Do
- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
Evil cannot be done except through lies. Malfeasance. Abuse of power. Pride. Service to the devil.
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