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428 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1952
They needed moral support from the free world. If somebody would only say: Hold out, men, we know of your plight. Hold out until the appointed hour. But no such message came from the free world. On the contrary, the voices that sounded through the ether declared that they had been abandoned, that they did not exist.and
Speak to the world—how ridiculous! The world was not waiting for his words. The world did not want to hear about the tragedy of small nations. It would be much happier if these nations were dead already. The world wanted to be blind and deaf, to go on living under the shadow of a bloody sword until it fell.Just how do we construct a satisfying moral framework in light of a story like this one, especially when similar stories are unfolding at this moment affecting large numbers around the world? You see, I fear we really, truly do not care, a judgment drawn from our actions, rather than our words.