Another good one is, "He who blushes is not yet a brute." I wonder if blushing can be recaptured.

I think it's the inner voice of humanity speaking to ourselves at issue here.... and perhaps that it is the EAR of humanity we must not lose, to hear that voice from ourselves or any other source. In Kennedy's story, we can take a lesson there about choosing to hear or not hear while the voice is still ready, willing, and able to speak.

Sadder than a silenced voice is what happens when people are determined to ignore it, in favor of defending their right to be a complete idiot.

~Susan