Lowe asked an unhappy question, that long stood out as a beacon mark in the controversy—whether “if you wanted venality, ignorance, drunkenness—if you wanted impulsive, unreflecting, violent people—where do you look for them?
Morley recounts a provocative question posed by Lowe that critiques societal conditions and behaviors.
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