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Americans almost unconsciously regard the victory as a kind of moral cleansing: the right thing. But reality and horror have not been rescinded. All killing is unclean. It has upon it a stain that technology cannot annul or override. Americans are not omnipotent, not all virtuous, they should remind themselves, they do not bestride the world. Vainglory is one of the sillier postures: it invariably precedes the rude awakening. It is the sort of whooping glee that, in Daffy Duck cartoons, goeth before the fall...
...Everyone encountered corruption when trying to accomplish the smallest task. The Chinese people felt unclean," Lord said...
...impossible to know exactly how many Catholic exorcisms occur these days, since, as one priest observes, "It's not a thing people talk about." In the ritual, a priest places his hand on a person's forehead and recites the prescribed words: "I cast you out, unclean spirit, along with every satanic power of the enemy, every specter from hell, and all your fell companions, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." In addition to such ritual bouts, Catholic priests are occasionally called upon to pronounce blessings to ward off weird and possibly sinister occurrences. Just two weeks...
...anybody who has stepped outside of a Harvard dorm will know that the homeless are not a very attractive lot--it would not be unfair to describe them as generally unclean, incomprehensible, and generally out of touch with reality. Why else would they be living on the street? But Matthau's oddball derelict is merely an eccentric with matted hair--and a keen eye for blackmail. Utterly ridiculous; utterly stupid...
...dogs, who get so tired in the heat that they spend too much time resting. Mongooses have no such problem and are said to have good noses. Moreover, they are less likely to offend sensibilities in Muslim countries, where dogs, especially those nuzzling around in passengers' luggage, are considered unclean...