Maybe they publicized their executions by staging them in a large public facility. We're killing Timothy McVeigh. There's nothing wrong with self-esteem, but a fine line distinguishes it from arrogance. The difference is the accuracy of our estimate of ourselves. Self-esteem is a great virtue.
Arrogance is a great fault.
We won't improve our own culture by lowering our estimate of other cultures, whether they are in Iraq today or Peru 2000 years ago. We will improve our own culture by improving ourselves. My thanks to Sir Donald the Elusive for paying the production costs of this newsletter. My thanks to Lady Jan the Voluptuous for her ongoing editorial assistance and for her countless other efforts in support of this newsletter and of its editor. My thanks to Shirley, of Urbana Illinois, for her frequent support of this newsletter.