[That's said harshly, savagely; he's not exaggerating. But a moment passes, and the surge of anger fades; then he shakes his head, and he changes his answer to something more civilized.]
Then so be it. That doesn't change anything about what I said. Indeed, it merely underlines it: if we allow ourselves to be swayed by horror or fury at the work of a true monster, then again, we allow ourselves to be moved by cruelty. And when cruelty and personal will enter into it, then that is killing because we want to.
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[That's said harshly, savagely; he's not exaggerating. But a moment passes, and the surge of anger fades; then he shakes his head, and he changes his answer to something more civilized.]
Then so be it. That doesn't change anything about what I said. Indeed, it merely underlines it: if we allow ourselves to be swayed by horror or fury at the work of a true monster, then again, we allow ourselves to be moved by cruelty. And when cruelty and personal will enter into it, then that is killing because we want to.