A Brilliant Summation

Thomas Sowell, "Suicidal Hand-Wringing":

When you enter a boxing ring, you agree to abide by the rules of boxing. But when you are attacked from behind in a dark alley, you would be a fool to abide by the Marquis of Queensbury rules. If you do, you can end up being a dead fool...

(This an extraordinary article. Hats off to Mr. Sowell for piercing the moral fog and intellectual haze. Truly worth the read.)