Talk:Pressure politics

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Because I'm a pedant like this: In response to the last paraphrase, from 101 - 102 of Asbury's The Great Illusion, I'm tempted to call npov here. Asbury states that neither Pussyfoot nor his associates were "punished or even reprimanded;" further, he even states that they were "justified." However, there's a distinct difference between whether something is moral or justified. Anyway, I'm nitpicking. Here's the passage so you can judge for yourself: "Although Pussyfoot Johnson's political operations failed by a large margin to conform strictly to the Christian principles upon which the league had been founded, neither he nor others who employed similar 'variations' were ever punished or even reprimanded. It was generally felt by prohibition leaders that since the league acted as the agent of the churches and was therefore engaged upon the Lord's business, anything was justified which might help gain the ends desired by the Almighty." (102) 67.187.213.152 13:08, 14 November 2006 (UTC) Oh yeah, and the years are different for the parenthetically documented copy of Great Illusion and the one in the references section. 67.187.213.152 13:10, 14 November 2006 (UTC)