They want liberalization! I'll give them liberalization. I'll loosen the screws until the Americans beg me to tighten them again.
Nothing makes sense, why should I?
Christianity, like genius, is one of the hardest concepts to forgive. We hear what we want to hear and accept what we want to accept, for the most part, simply because there is nothing more offensive than feeling like you have to re-evaluate your own train of thought and purpose in life. You have to die to an extent in your hunger for faith, for wisdom, and quite frankly, most people aren't ready to die.
I'm a man of some intelligence. I've had some education, passed the bar, practiced law. I've been a teacher and I deal with men of substance, statesman, business leaders, the clergy. . . So why do I spend my time arguing with Dizzy Dean?
I have never been able to understand why perfectly sensible people waste time being wittily obscure instead of just saying what they want and going on about their business.
I loved the fact that it wasn't my responsibility to change somebody, that it was God's, that my part was just to communicate love and approval.