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The paper claims that the most authoritative source on the common law known to those who wrote and ratified the Constitution includes in its list of "high misdemeanors" that can be committed by those serving the public trust, both "obstructing the execution of lawful process" and "willful and corrupt perjury."
Over time, however, as the power of authoritative institutions waned--church, state, even family--I was increasingly struck by the reality that while many have handled their "moral freedom" responsibly, many others have used lack of external constraints to exploit and prey on others--personally, financially, sexually, violently, etc.
Can you have any doubt that given your reputation as a fair-minded and circumspect commentator on these matters your characterization will be widely quoted as an authoritative summary of my views?
They are fierce engines of art, designed to demonstrate that an authoritative grace can transcend all danger, inconvenience, and absurdity.
In assessing the popular German reaction to Nazi violence generally and Kristallnacht in particular, I quoted Goldhagen's authoritative scholarly source, Israeli historian David Bankier, as well as Kershaw: