He led us into a bare-walled conference room painted in characteristic communist drab green. But in a move uncharacteristic of officials of the Communist Party, who are always followed by nodding minions, he was alone. And what ensued was a remarkable conversation. The official seated himself at the head of a long conference table, cigarette in hand, and immediately started firing questions in a brisk, businesslike voice, speaking flawless English. Mr. Colson, yesterday you said crime is a moral problem.
Crime is a matter of people choosing to do wrong.
It is the individual s moral failure. He demurred politely. It seems to me that crime is caused by social and economic forces that people respond to environmental conditions. My turn to demur politely. The moral dimension transcends social forces.