Ben Quote - Week Sept. 28 / The Ride
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 8:45 pm
From: The Ride
Ben: Adam, how far does a man have to go to fulfill a moral obligation? Does he ever reach a point when he can say I've done everything a reasonable man can expect me to do. This is the end of it. I'm through. Does he ever reach that point?
Adam: I shouldn't think so unless it actually was the end of it.
Ben: Let's look at this thing a little closer. Except for your brothers, you stand alone in this business, don't you?
Adam: How about my father?
Ben: Did you really have to ask that question?
Adam: No, I guess not.
Ben: Well in any case Adam, everyone you know - the Sheriff, businessmen in town, housewives, children - all feel the same way. They think you're dead wrong about Enders.
Adam: I know.
Ben: And yet, they are the very ones for whom you're fulfilling this obligation, aren't they?
Adam: I expect so.
Ben: I don't think they'd find fault with you if you uh, decided to stop right now. As far as they're concerned, you're out to destroy a man most of them like. I think they'd rather you quit.
Adam: True enough.
Ben: Well, what are you gonna do?
Adam: I'm gonna think it over. Maybe I'll turn out to be a bigger coward than either one of us thinks.
Ben: Adam, how far does a man have to go to fulfill a moral obligation? Does he ever reach a point when he can say I've done everything a reasonable man can expect me to do. This is the end of it. I'm through. Does he ever reach that point?
Adam: I shouldn't think so unless it actually was the end of it.
Ben: Let's look at this thing a little closer. Except for your brothers, you stand alone in this business, don't you?
Adam: How about my father?
Ben: Did you really have to ask that question?
Adam: No, I guess not.
Ben: Well in any case Adam, everyone you know - the Sheriff, businessmen in town, housewives, children - all feel the same way. They think you're dead wrong about Enders.
Adam: I know.
Ben: And yet, they are the very ones for whom you're fulfilling this obligation, aren't they?
Adam: I expect so.
Ben: I don't think they'd find fault with you if you uh, decided to stop right now. As far as they're concerned, you're out to destroy a man most of them like. I think they'd rather you quit.
Adam: True enough.
Ben: Well, what are you gonna do?
Adam: I'm gonna think it over. Maybe I'll turn out to be a bigger coward than either one of us thinks.