10 The more petty, the better.
11 And thus it was that Harry pronounced himself delighted to go on the radio,
12 And take calls from listeners,
13 And answer their questions,
14 Even though there was no appearance fee offered,
15 And Harry refused to ask for one.
CHAPTER 331 And so it was that Harry had many callers,
2 To whom he responded with many funny cracks,
3 Which made him even more popular,
4 And convinced him to stay in Philadelphia even longer,
5 Which made some of the followers unhappy,
6 Because enough is enough,
7 And Philadelphia is not Boston,
8 At all,
9 aAnd eventually it is possible to run out of things to do,
10 Which gets boring after a while,
11 No matter how amusing Harry was being on the radio,
12 Which was really very amusing indeed,
13 In spite of everything.
CHAPTER 341 For example, there was the time that a caller asked Harry about having political causes,
2 Which it sounded like Harry was against,
3 Because it is such a waste of time to worry about the rights of bothers,
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4 cWhen you can pursue your own desires instead,
5 And so the caller asked Harry, "Should I just forget about all these causes that I have believed in,
6 "And gotten worked up about,
7 "And feel so strongly about?"
8 Thereupon Harry answered the caller without even the slightest hesitation or thought, saying,
9 dWhat have I ever said that would make you ask such a question?
10 Have I not stated quite plainly,
11 Many times before,
12 eThat the mote in your neighbor's eye is far more offensive than the beam in your own eye.
13 What is easier or more pleasurable or more exemplary of my way than to go looking for motes in the eyes of others,
14 fInstead of thinking for even a single second about the beam in your own eye,
15 Which is yours after all,
16 gAnd perfect just the way it is?
17 And so I say to you: Go!
18 Hunt ruthlessly for motes in every eye.
19 hPoint the finger of blame at every mote you see.
20 iPersecute those who have motes.
21 Make their lives unendurable.
22 jAnd if ever a beam in your own eye gives you pain, carve it into motes also, and then cast these motes into the eyes of others,
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