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• THE FRANKLIN COVER-UPleaders, trying to help <strong>the</strong>m save <strong>the</strong>mselves from economiccollapse and political revolution, which might turn into a newtotalitarian dictatorship. And nobody cared. The guards did notcare who I was or what I was doing. The system had collapsed.It was over. Communism was dead. That was <strong>the</strong> happy part."Bill went on, quietly, "But I also realized, that this walk inRed Square was going to be <strong>the</strong> only victory parade I wouldhave, to celebrate my forty-year battle for this. There were notgoing to be any parades down Madison Avenue with tickertape. This walk in Red Square was <strong>the</strong> only victory parade Iwas going to have.""So, what's <strong>the</strong> message?" I asked. "What are you tryingto tell me?""Sometimes," Bill said, "There are forces too powerful forus to whip <strong>the</strong>m individually, in <strong>the</strong> time frame that we wouldlike. We have to keep working at our goal. But we have tobe sensible enough, not to risk everything and get ourselvesdestroyed or killed in <strong>the</strong> process. That victory we seek maytake much longer than we wanted, and come in ways wenever anticipated."Maybe, just maybe, you have to have your own privatevictory parade. You maybe have to face <strong>the</strong> fact that you cannot'right' all <strong>the</strong> 'unrightable wrongs.' That <strong>the</strong>re really are peopletoo powerful, interests too big; that <strong>the</strong> rich and <strong>the</strong> powerful,even when doing evil, can and will succeed and you can donothing about it at that moment."But," Bill continued, "you do <strong>the</strong> possible, recognize <strong>the</strong>impossible, and if you are right-and you are, and we bothknow it-<strong>the</strong>re will be a time when victory will come and <strong>the</strong>good will triumph over <strong>the</strong> evil. Only <strong>the</strong> when and where andhow are usually unknown to us. The best we might be able todo sometimes, is point out <strong>the</strong> truth and <strong>the</strong>n step aside. Thatis where I think you are now. For your own safety and survival,step aside.""Maybe I should start carrying a gun," I suggested.Bill gave a cynical laugh and said, "No, that will only likelyget you killed. If <strong>the</strong>y are going to get you, a gun you arecarrying is not going to stop anything. The best thing you canxii

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