A Higher Call

by Adam Makos

Franz’s father gave him a lesson. “Always do the right thing, even if no one sees it.” Franz admitted it was sloppy, but he promised, “No one will know it’s there.” “Fix it,” his father advised, “because you’ll know it’s there.”

“You follow the rules of war for you, not for your enemy,” Roedel said. “You fight by rules to keep your humanity.”

This seems to be the crux.