No Character

Is it possible this man saw into the future or is he looking back in history. I'm not sure but these words have special meaning at this very point in time.

“It was miraculous. It was almost no trick at all, he saw, to turn vice into virtue and slander into truth, impotence into abstinence, arrogance into humility, plunder into philanthropy, thievery into honor, blasphemy into wisdom, brutality into patriotism, and sadism into justice. Anybody could do it; it required no brains at all. It merely required no character.” ~ Joseph Heller, Catch 22

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  1. anne marie in phillyOctober 22, 2019 at 3:03 AM

    yep, the dump fits this quote perfectly.

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  2. Debra She Who SeeksOctober 22, 2019 at 4:32 AM

    Pretty eerie . . . . like he saw the future.

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  3. Marie SmithOctober 22, 2019 at 4:39 AM

    Oh my. It’s a perfect description of the times.

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  4. Margaret (Peggy or Peg too)October 22, 2019 at 5:41 AM

    with the exception of turning arrogance into humility I can see how it fits

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    1. LindaOctober 24, 2019 at 7:08 AM

      I think it means that he's an arrogant asshole but tries to play it off as if he his humble.

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  5. JeanieOctober 22, 2019 at 2:17 PM

    Closing in. This is the perfect lit-quote for our times.

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  6. AnonymousOctober 23, 2019 at 7:20 AM

    It's a great quote for our times. I had forgotten about Catch 22. Thank you for the reminder.

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  7. My life so farOctober 24, 2019 at 7:00 AM

    So true.

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