Well, MacLeod - with a name like that you should know that tilting at windmills, that appear to be giants, tends to hurt you more than the windmills. Having said that, a great enough cheer and a solid charge, one of these times they may just break and run.

Or, put more simply, if the task is worth doing, don't count the odds, just do it. Yes, the book was a long slam on society at the time, and could be retold as a slam on today's as well. Don't let that bother you...

hold fast -

Pete