Needless to add, the writer remains unaware of the emptiness of his much emphasized “decency” in the absence of what he calls a “higher moral meaning.”
Speaking of a German army doctor who emphasized the difference between the regular army and the S.S., He called the regular army decent men, but said they weren't willing to die simply for a higher moral meaning, claiming that it would have been a useless gesture to protest the massacres. The author argues that decency under such circumstances is no more than respectability. See next quote.
