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People elect their leaders in the hope that they are moral souls, but no one is perfect. Inevitably, men are loyal in one of only two ways. They are loyal to their nation, even if that nation is misguided or wrong. Or they are loyal to avarice and greed, interested only in power and wealth. They do what they will to serve one of those masters.” He brought his hands together. “When the time comes to make a moral choice between right and wrong, few can faithfully follow that path to the end. Men will do what is right for them, not what is right.”
It is about responsibility. In a lawful, moral society, it is the responsibility of the rich man to see that the poor man does not starve. It is the responsibility of the strong man to see that the weak man is not preyed upon.” Solomon stood up again. “Once a man has power, as I do, he has a moral imperative to use it for the betterment of the world.”
“I’ve got a lot of talents,” she replied. “Trigger-puller is just my best one.”
They were no “Great Satan”—there was no such thing. The potential for corruption, for dishonor of soul and self was something that no single nation had primacy over. To lay the blame for such things at the feet of just one people was naïve, a choice made by men of narrow mind. Any society, even those who declared themselves the most pious, could be rotting within. Khadir knew that from first-hand experience. The color of a man’s skin, the flag he revered, and the god he prayed to … None of that mattered. They were all convenient hooks upon which one could hang an ideology that would fit the
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“Improvise and adapt.”
“Perhaps you’re not aware of the previous attempts to end Mister Dane’s life and the annoying ability he demonstrated in avoiding them. That bullet? That was just the clock re-setting. That was death catching up to him. An end he should have had back in France, along with the rest of his team.”
