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John Brown 2012

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 I know there's just not really an answer to that question. But it's one worth asking... I suppose?

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>		This is not a satisfying answer, but I think it's all I've got because the right balance isn't at one end of the spectrum or the other. Doing nothing to help others is inhuman(e), but trying to throw yourself at every problem you see isn't going to make you a very effective agent. John Brown, for example, focused zealously on abolitionism...slavery was the wrong that he couldn't bear not confronting. I don't think the fact that he wasn't also off fighting to break up the Trail of Tears makes him any less Good. I'm not as good as he was, but I don't think making a comfortable life for yourself is something to be ashamed of, if it doesn't prevent you from working against whatever wrong keeps you up at night.

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