Do_VDB n't_XX0 Fear_NN1 Decisions_NN2 
Dean_NP0 Acheson_NP0 was_VBD present_AJ0 ,_PUN he_PNP said_VVD with_PRP a_AT0 twinkle_NN1 ,_PUN at_PRP the_AT0 creation_NN1 ._SENT Or_CJC rather_AV0 the_AT0 re-creation_NN1 ,_PUN when_CJS a_AT0 new_AJ0 world_NN1 order_NN1 was_VBD built_VVN from_PRP the_AT0 wreckage_NN1 of_PRF World_NN1 War_NN1 II_CRD ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD undersecretary_NN1 of_PRF state_NN1 under_PRP George_NP0 Marshall_NP0 ,_PUN then_AV0 the_AT0 secretary_NN1 of_PRF state_NN1 for_PRP Harry_NP0 Truman_NP0 ._SENT In_PRP his_DPS retirement_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP advised_VVD John_NP0 F_NP0 ._SENT Kennedy_NP0 and_CJC Lyndon_NP0 Johnson_NP0 ._SENT 
There_AV0 he_PNP had_VHD a_AT0 ringside_NN1 seat_NN1 to_PRP some_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 most_AV0 critical_AJ0 and_CJC tense_AJ0 moments_NN2 in_PRP American_AJ0 history_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 Marshall_NP0 Plan_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 Berlin_NP0 Airlift_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 Cuban_AJ0 Missile_NN1 Crisis_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 war_NN1 in_PRP Vietnam_NP0 ._SENT The_AT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF high-pressure_AJ0 situations_NN2 where_AVQ the_AT0 weak_AJ0 wilt_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 strong_AJ0 shine_NN1 ,_PUN where_AVQ all_DT0 that_DT0 separates_VVZ the_AT0 world_NN1 from_PRP chaos_NN1 and_CJC destruction_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT0 courage_NN1 of_PRF good_AJ0 leadership_NN1 ._SENT Where_CJS cowardice_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX0 just_AV0 potentially_AV0 embarrassing_AJ0 but_CJC threatens_VVZ the_AT0 lives_NN2 of_PRF millions_CRD ._SENT 
"_PUQ At_PRP the_AT0 top_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Acheson_NP0 would_VM0 observe_VVI ,_PUN "_PUQ there_EX0 are_VBB no_AT0 easy_AJ0 choices_NN2 ._SENT All_DT0 are_VBB between_PRP evils_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 consequences_NN2 of_PRF which_DTQ are_VBB hard_AJ0 to_TO0 judge_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ 
But_CJC this_DT0 is_VBZ what_DTQ scares_VVZ us_PNP ._SENT Making_VVG the_AT0 wrong_AJ0 decision_NN1 ._SENT Screwing_VVG things_NN2 up_AVP ._SENT The_AT0 potential_AJ0 unintended_AJ0 consequences_NN2 ._SENT 
What_DTQ about_PRP this_DT0 ?_SENT 
What_DTQ about_PRP that_DT0 ?_SENT 
If_CJS I_PNP get_VVB it_PNP wrong_AJ0 ?_SENT If_CJS people_NN0 disagree_VVB ?_SENT If_CJS something_PNI else_AV0 happens_VVZ ?_SENT 
Should_VM0 you_PNP stay_VVI ?_SENT 
Go_VVB ?_SENT 
Should_VM0 you_PNP say_VVI something_PNI ?_SENT Should_VM0 you_PNP try_VVI it_PNP this_DT0 way_NN1 or_CJC that_DT0 way_NN1 ?_SENT 
But_CJC what_DTQ if_CJS it_PNP does_VDZ n't_XX0 work_VVI ?_SENT 
So_AV0 many_DT0 choices_NN2 ._SENT Few_DT0 of_PRF them_PNP easy_AJ0 ._SENT None_PNI of_PRF them_PNP clear_AJ0 ._SENT Scary_AJ0 choices_NN2 ,_PUN torturing_VVG you_PNP ,_PUN as_CJS Shakespeare_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ like_PRP a_AT0 phantasma_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC a_AT0 hideous_AJ0 dream_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
We_PNP tell_VVB ourselves_PNX we_PNP 're_VBB thinking_VVG ,_PUN that_CJT we_PNP 're_VBB weighing_VVG our_DPS options_NN2 ,_PUN that_CJT we_PNP 're_VBB making_VVG progress_NN1 ._SENT 
In_PRP truth_NN1 ,_PUN we_PNP are_VBB paralyzed_VVN with_PRP fear_NN1 ._SENT Overwhelmed_VVN by_PRP options_NN2 ._SENT By_PRP second_ORD guesses_NN2 ._SENT By_PRP that_DT0 hatred_NN1 of_PRF making_VVG mistakes_NN2 ._SENT So_AV0 what_DTQ we_PNP 're_VBB really_AV0 doing_VDG is_VBZ making_VVG ourselves_PNX miserable_AJ0 ._SENT 
We_PNP tell_VVB ourselves_PNX it_PNP 's_VBZ about_PRP options_NN2 ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT really_AV0 it_PNP 's_VBZ paralysis_NN1 by_PRP analysis_NN1 ._SENT 
All_DT0 the_AT0 while_NN1 ,_PUN somebody_PNI or_CJC someone_PNI else_AV0 is_VBZ making_VVG progress_NN1 ._SENT 
There_EX0 is_VBZ a_AT0 story_NN1 about_PRP a_AT0 Spartan_AJ0 king_NN1 who_PNQ was_VBD marching_VVG across_PRP Greece_NP0 ._SENT As_CJS he_PNP entered_VVD each_DT0 new_AJ0 country_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP sent_VVD envoys_NN2 to_TO0 ask_VVI whether_CJS he_PNP should_VM0 be_VBI prepared_VVN to_TO0 treat_VVI them_PNP as_PRP friends_NN2 or_CJC enemies_NN2 ._SENT 
Most_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 nations_NN2 decided_VVD quickly_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC most_DT0 of_PRF them_PNP chose_VVD friendship_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC one_CRD king_NN1 wanted_VVD to_TO0 think_VVI about_PRP his_DPS options_NN2 ,_PUN because_CJS he_PNP was_VBD afraid_AJ0 of_PRF committing_VVG ._SENT So_AV0 he_PNP thought_VVD and_CJC he_PNP thought_VVD and_CJC he_PNP thought_VVD ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT until_CJS it_PNP was_VBD chosen_VVN for_PRP him_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ Let_VVB him_PNP consider_VVI it_PNP ,_PUN then_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 frustrated_AJ0 Spartan_AJ0 general_NN1 said_VVD as_CJS he_PNP fixed_VVD his_DPS jaw_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ while_CJS we_PNP just_AV0 march_VVB on_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ 
As_CJS the_AT0 song_NN1 goes_VVZ ,_PUN even_AV0 if_CJS you_PNP choose_VVB not_XX0 to_TO0 decide_VVI —_PUN even_AV0 if_CJS you_PNP put_VVB things_NN2 off_AVP —_PUN you_PNP still_AV0 have_VHB made_VVN a_AT0 choice_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP are_VBB voting_VVG for_PRP the_AT0 status_NN1 quo_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP are_VBB voting_VVG to_TO0 let_VVI them_PNP decide_VVI ._SENT You_PNP are_VBB voting_VVG to_TO0 give_VVI up_AVP your_DPS own_DT0 agency_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ What_DTQ cowardice_NN1 fears_VVZ most_DT0 of_PRF all_DT0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Søren_NP0 Kierkegaard_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ is_VBZ the_AT0 making_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 resolution_NN1 ,_PUN for_PRP a_AT0 resolution_NN1 instantly_AV0 dissipates_VVZ the_AT0 mist_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
What_DTQ you_PNP fear_VVB is_VBZ consequences_NN2 ._SENT So_AV0 you_PNP keep_VVB deliberating_VVG ,_PUN hoping_VVG you_PNP can_VM0 put_VVI them_PNP off_AVP ._SENT 
Ca_VM0 n't_XX0 lose_VVI if_CJS you_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 choose_VVI ?_SENT Of_PRF course_NN1 you_PNP can_VM0 ._SENT You_PNP lose_VVB the_AT0 moment_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP lose_VVB the_AT0 momentum_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP lose_VVB your_DPS ability_NN1 to_TO0 look_VVI yourself_PNX in_PRP the_AT0 mirror_NN1 ._SENT 
You_PNP Ca_VM0 n't_XX0 Put_VVB Your_DPS Safety_NN1 First_ORD 
As_CJS Julius_NP0 Caesar_NP0 sought_VVD to_TO0 overthrow_VVI the_AT0 Roman_AJ0 Republic_NN1 ,_PUN because_CJS its_DPS institutions_NN2 were_VBD getting_VVG in_PRP his_DPS way_NN1 ,_PUN Cicero_NP0 ,_PUN his_DPS longtime_AJ0 rival_NN1 ,_PUN seemed_VVD to_TO0 think_VVI chiefly_AV0 of_PRF himself_PNX ._SENT In_PRP life_NN1 and_CJC war_NN1 ,_PUN Cicero_NP0 would_VM0 later_AV0 say_VVI ,_PUN "_PUQ one_PNI should_VM0 choose_VVI the_AT0 stronger_AJC side_NN1 and_CJC reckon_VVB the_AT0 safe_AJ0 course_NN1 the_AT0 better_AJC ._SENT "_PUQ 
Instead_AV0 of_PRF fighting_VVG to_TO0 preserve_VVI the_AT0 nation_NN1 that_CJT he_PNP had_VHD long_AV0 served_VVN ,_PUN he_PNP just_AV0 waited_VVD to_TO0 see_VVI how_AVQ things_NN2 sorted_VVD themselves_PNX out_AVP ._SENT When_CJS Caesar_NP0 won_VVD ,_PUN Cicero_NP0 was_VBD there_AV0 to_TO0 praise_VVI him_PNP ,_PUN even_AV0 censoring_VVG his_DPS eulogy_NN1 for_PRP his_DPS fallen_AJ0 friends_NN2 so_AV0 as_CJS not_XX0 to_TO0 offend_VVI the_AT0 new_AJ0 dictator_NN1 ._SENT When_CJS Caesar_NP0 was_VBD assassinated_VVN and_CJC Rome_NP0 was_VBD plunged_VVN once_AV0 again_AV0 into_PRP civil_AJ0 war_NN1 ,_PUN Cicero_NP0 put_VVD his_DPS finger_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 wind_NN1 rather_AV0 than_CJS do_VDB what_DTQ was_VBD right_AJ0 ._SENT 
You_PNP might_VM0 think_VVI that_CJT this_DT0 at_PRP least_AV0 had_VHD the_AT0 effect_NN1 of_PRF keeping_VVG Cicero_NP0 alive_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC that_DT0 's_VBZ the_AT0 irony_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP would_VM0 soon_AV0 be_VBI killed_VVN by_PRP Mark_NP0 Antony_NP0 anyway_AV0 ._SENT And_CJC even_AV0 if_CJS he_PNP had_VHD survived_VVN ?_SENT His_DPS career_NN1 would_VM0 have_VHI been_VBN over_AV0 anyway_AV0 because_CJS he_PNP 'd_VHD lost_VVN all_DT0 credibility_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP died_VVD pathetically_AV0 ,_PUN losing_VVG not_XX0 only_AV0 his_DPS life_NN1 but_CJC multiple_AJ0 chances_NN2 to_TO0 have_VHI been_VBN a_AT0 hero_NN1 ._SENT 
Sure_AV0 ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ possible_AJ0 to_TO0 stand_VVI back_AVP and_CJC let_VVB things_NN2 get_VVB sorted_VVN out_AVP ._SENT We_PNP can_VM0 wait_VVI to_TO0 pick_VVI a_AT0 side_NN1 or_CJC a_AT0 winner_NN1 ._SENT Maybe_AV0 it_PNP 'll_VM0 pay_VVI off_AVP ._SENT Maybe_AV0 history_NN1 will_VM0 leave_VVI us_PNP blameless_AJ0 ._SENT 
Maybe_AV0 ._SENT 
But_CJC deep_AV0 down_AVP ,_PUN you_PNP will_VM0 know_VVI ._SENT The_AT0 fear_NN1 leaves_VVZ a_AT0 stain_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Never_AV0 yet_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Theodore_NP0 Roosevelt_NP0 reminds_VVZ us_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ was_VBD worthy_AJ0 adventure_NN1 worthily_AV0 carried_VVN through_AVP by_PRP the_AT0 man_NN1 who_PNQ put_VVD his_DPS personal_AJ0 safety_NN1 first_ORD ._SENT "_PUQ 
There_EX0 are_VBB things_NN2 worse_AJC than_CJS dying_AJ0 ._SENT Living_VVG with_PRP what_DTQ we_PNP had_VHD to_TO0 do_VDI to_TO0 keep_VVI living_NN1 ,_PUN for_PRP one_CRD ._SENT Regretting_VVG that_CJT lost_AJ0 opportunity_NN1 to_TO0 have_VHI been_VBN a_AT0 hero_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 hellish_AJ0 existence_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 world_NN1 run_VVN by_PRP cowards_NN2 ._SENT 
Called_VVN before_PRP a_AT0 white_AJ0 judge_NN1 to_TO0 answer_VVI for_PRP a_AT0 controversial_AJ0 sermon_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 pastor_NN1 and_CJC civil_AJ0 rights_NN2 pioneer_NN1 Vernon_NP0 Johns_NP0 could_VM0 have_VHI apologized_VVN ._SENT He_PNP could_VM0 have_VHI folded_VVN ._SENT He_PNP could_VM0 have_VHI protected_VVN himself_PNX and_CJC promised_VVD never_AV0 to_TO0 criticize_VVI segregation_NN1 or_CJC racism_NN1 ._SENT This_DT0 was_VBD the_AT0 safe_AJ0 thing_NN1 to_TO0 do_VDI ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT and_CJC by_PRP the_AT0 Ciceronian_AJ0 logic_NN1 ,_PUN probably_AV0 the_AT0 right_AJ0 decision_NN1 ._SENT Instead_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP looked_VVD the_AT0 judge_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 eye_NN1 and_CJC said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ Everywhere_AV0 I_PNP go_VVB in_PRP the_AT0 South_NN1 the_AT0 negro_NN1 is_VBZ forced_VVN to_TO0 choose_VVI between_PRP his_DPS hide_NN1 and_CJC his_DPS soul_NN1 ._SENT Mostly_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP chooses_VVZ his_DPS hide_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP 'm_VBB going_VVG to_TO0 tell_VVI him_PNP that_CJT his_DPS hide_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX0 worth_PRP it_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
Fear_NN1 speaks_VVZ the_AT0 powerful_AJ0 logic_NN1 of_PRF self-interest_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP is_VBZ also_AV0 an_AT0 inveterate_AJ0 liar_NN1 ._SENT 
This_DT0 self-preservation_NN1 it_PNP promises_VVZ ,_PUN the_AT0 comfort_NN1 it_PNP claims_VVZ it_PNP will_VM0 protect_VVI ._SENT Is_VBZ it_PNP even_AV0 real_AJ0 ?_SENT How_AVQ safe_AJ0 are_VBB you_PNP ,_PUN really_AV0 ?_SENT 
We_PNP are_VBB fragile_AJ0 creatures_NN2 ._SENT Nothing_PNI can_VM0 change_VVI that_DT0 ._SENT You_PNP 're_VBB a_AT0 fool_NN1 if_CJS you_PNP think_VVB staying_VVG on_PRP the_AT0 good_AJ0 side_NN1 of_PRF bad_AJ0 people_NN0 is_VBZ a_AT0 safe_AJ0 bet_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 future_NN1 you_PNP seem_VVB to_TO0 be_VBI willing_AJ0 to_TO0 defer_VVI anything_PNI to_TO0 ensure_VVI ?_SENT Nothing_PNI can_VM0 guarantee_VVI it_PNP ._SENT This_DT0 moment_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 present_NN1 you_PNP 're_VBB neglecting_VVG —_PUN whether_CJS it_PNP 's_VBZ an_AT0 opportunity_NN1 to_TO0 do_VDI something_PNI risky_AJ0 and_CJC fun_AJ0 ,_PUN or_CJC the_AT0 call_NN1 to_TO0 do_VDI something_PNI harrowing_AJ0 but_CJC right_AJ0 —_PUN is_VBZ all_DT0 you_PNP have_VHB ._SENT 
We_PNP like_VVB to_TO0 think_VVI we_PNP can_VM0 have_VHI an_AT0 extraordinary_AJ0 life_NN1 by_PRP making_VVG ordinary_AJ0 decisions_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 true_AJ0 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ actually_AV0 all_DT0 the_AT0 ordinary_AJ0 decisions_NN2 —_PUN the_AT0 safe_AJ0 ones_NN2 ,_PUN recommended_VVN by_PRP every_AT0 expert_NN1 ,_PUN criticized_VVN by_PRP no_AT0 one_CRD —_PUN that_CJT make_VVB us_PNP incredibly_AV0 vulnerable_AJ0 in_PRP times_NN2 of_PRF chaos_NN1 and_CJC crisis_NN1 ._SENT 
It_PNP 's_VBZ worth_PRP remembering_VVG that_CJT most_DT0 people_NN0 die_VVB in_PRP bed_NN1 ._SENT Getting_VVG up_AVP and_CJC getting_VVG active_AJ0 is_VBZ much_AV0 safer_AJC !_SENT 
It_PNP is_VBZ risky_AJ0 to_TO0 try_VVI to_TO0 make_VVI the_AT0 future_NN1 in_PRP business_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 strategist_NN1 Peter_NP0 Drucker_NP0 has_VHZ written_VVN ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP 's_VBZ riskier_AJC still_AV0 not_XX0 to_TO0 even_AV0 try_VVI ._SENT Because_CJS eventually_AV0 it_PNP will_VM0 happen_VVI —_PUN someone_PNI will_VM0 try_VVI ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 you_PNP 'll_VM0 be_VBI on_PRP the_AT0 wrong_AJ0 side_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 outcome_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC at_PRP the_AT0 very_AV0 least_AV0 behind_PRP the_AT0 curve_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC that_DT0 's_VBZ when_AVQ you_PNP 'll_VM0 lose_VVI the_AT0 initiative_NN1 ._SENT 
Life_NN1 is_VBZ risky_AJ0 ._SENT As_CJS the_AT0 poet_NN1 Dylan_NP0 Thomas_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN each_DT0 day_NN1 is_VBZ "_PUQ always_AV0 touch-and-go_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ No_AT0 amount_NN1 of_PRF corporate_AJ0 ass-covering_NN1 will_VM0 ever_AV0 change_VVI that_DT0 ._SENT No_AT0 amount_NN1 of_PRF hiding_NN1 will_VM0 actually_AV0 protect_VVI you_PNP from_PRP scary_AJ0 things_NN2 ._SENT We_PNP are_VBB already_AV0 fugitives_NN2 from_PRP the_AT0 law_NN1 of_PRF averages_NN2 ,_PUN we_PNP are_VBB already_AV0 marked_VVN for_PRP death_NN1 from_PRP birth_NN1 ._SENT When_CJS you_PNP realize_VVB this_DT0 ,_PUN you_PNP can_VM0 stop_VVI being_VBG so_AV0 precious_AJ0 ,_PUN so_AV0 concerned_AJ0 about_PRP every_AT0 danger_NN1 and_CJC every_AT0 possible_AJ0 thing_NN1 that_CJT can_VM0 go_VVI wrong_AJ0 ._SENT 
Who_PNQ cares_VVZ ?_SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ just_AV0 a_AT0 drop_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 bucket_NN1 ,_PUN another_DT0 point_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 risk_NN1 assessment_NN1 that_DT0 is_VBZ already_AV0 off_PRP the_AT0 charts_NN2 as_PRP a_AT0 mortal_AJ0 being_NN1 ._SENT 
All_DT0 certainty_NN1 is_VBZ uncertain_AJ0 ._SENT You_PNP 're_VBB not_XX0 safe_AJ0 ._SENT You_PNP never_AV0 will_VM0 be_VBI ._SENT No_ITJ one_PNI is_VBZ ._SENT In_PRP putting_VVG safety_NN1 above_PRP everything_PNI ,_PUN we_PNP actually_AV0 put_VVD ourselves_PNX in_PRP danger_NN1 ._SENT Of_PRF being_VBG forgotten_VVN ._SENT Of_PRF never_AV0 coming_VVG close_AJ0 ._SENT Of_PRF being_VBG complicit_NN1 ._SENT 
How_AVQ will_VM0 you_PNP handle_VVI the_AT0 danger_NN1 ?_SENT 
"_PUQ What_DTQ will_VM0 happen_VVI to_PRP me_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ No_AT0 one_PNI can_VM0 tell_VVI you_PNP that_DT0 ._SENT But_CJC with_PRP courage_NN1 ,_PUN you_PNP can_VM0 say_VVI yourself_PNX ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB not_XX0 sure_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP will_VM0 get_VVI through_PRP it_PNP with_PRP my_DPS soul_NN1 intact_AJ0 ._SENT I_PNP will_VM0 make_VVI the_AT0 best_AJS of_PRF it_PNP ._SENT I_PNP will_VM0 not_XX0 be_VBI afraid_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Fear_NN1 Is_VBZ Showing_VVG You_PNP Something_PNI 
Theodore_NP0 Roosevelt_NP0 hesitated_VVD before_CJS he_PNP invited_VVD Booker_NP0 T_NP0 ._SENT Washington_NP0 to_PRP the_AT0 White_AJ0 House_NN1 for_PRP dinner_NN1 in_PRP 1901._CRD It_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 first_ORD time_NN1 in_PRP American_AJ0 history_NN1 that_CJT a_AT0 black_AJ0 man_NN1 had_VHD ever_AV0 dined_VVN as_PRP a_AT0 sitting_AJ0 president_NN1 's_POS guest_NN1 ._SENT 
He_PNP hesitated_VVD because_CJS he_PNP was_VBD scared_AJ0 ._SENT Scared_AJ0 what_DTQ his_DPS southern_AJ0 relatives_NN2 might_VM0 think_VVI ,_PUN for_PRP fear_NN1 of_PRF what_DTQ the_AT0 newspapers_NN2 would_VM0 say_VVI ,_PUN fear_VVB that_CJT racist_AJ0 voters_NN2 would_VM0 abandon_VVI him_PNP ,_PUN that_CJT he_PNP would_VM0 lose_VVI support_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 South_NN1 ,_PUN that_CJT it_PNP could_VM0 cost_VVI him_PNP the_AT0 election_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 sitting_AJ0 president_NN1 —_PUN the_AT0 man_NN1 who_PNQ led_VVD the_AT0 Rough_AJ0 Riders_NN2 on_PRP a_AT0 suicidal_AJ0 charge_NN1 ,_PUN who_PNQ hunted_VVD bears_NN2 ,_PUN who_PNQ had_VHD conquered_VVN a_AT0 crippling_AJ0 childhood_NN1 illness_NN1 ,_PUN who_PNQ had_VHD beaten_VVN depression_NN1 and_CJC grief_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 million_CRD other_AJ0 obstacles_NN2 —_PUN was_VBD scared_AJ0 of_PRF what_DTQ people_NN0 might_VM0 think_VVI ._SENT 
It_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 scary_AJ0 situation_NN1 ._SENT As_CJS the_AT0 front-page_AJ0 headline_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 New_AJ0 York_NP0 Times_NN2 would_VM0 read_VVI the_AT0 next_ORD day_NN1 :_PUN "_PUQ Washington_NP0 People_NN0 ,_PUN as_CJS a_AT0 Rule_NN1 ,_PUN Condemn_VVB President_NP0 's_POS Violation_NN1 of_PRF Precedent_NN1 —_PUN Maryland_NP0 Campaign_NN1 Affected_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Condemned_VVN as_PRP a_AT0 rule_NN1 !_SENT 
Yet_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 end_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 fear_NN1 was_VBD precisely_AV0 why_AVQ Roosevelt_NP0 decided_VVD to_TO0 go_VVI through_AVP with_PRP it_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ The_AT0 very_AJ0 fact_NN1 that_CJT I_PNP felt_VVD a_AT0 moment_NN1 's_POS qualm_NN1 on_PRP inviting_VVG him_PNP because_CJS of_PRF his_DPS color_NN1 made_VVD me_PNP ashamed_AJ0 of_PRF myself_PNX ,_PUN "_PUQ Roosevelt_NP0 said_VVD in_PRP a_AT0 letter_NN1 to_PRP a_AT0 civil_AJ0 rights_NN2 adviser_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ and_CJC made_VVD me_PNP hasten_VVB to_TO0 send_VVI the_AT0 invitation_NN1 ._SENT As_CJS things_NN2 turned_VVD out_AVP ,_PUN I_PNP am_VBB very_AV0 glad_AJ0 that_CJT I_PNP asked_VVD him_PNP ,_PUN for_PRP the_AT0 clamor_NN1 aroused_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 act_NN1 makes_VVZ me_PNP feel_VVB as_CJS if_CJS the_AT0 act_NN1 was_VBD necessary_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
No_AT0 rule_NN1 is_VBZ perfect_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC this_DT0 one_CRD works_NN0 :_PUN Our_DPS fears_NN2 point_VVB us_PNP ,_PUN like_PRP a_AT0 self-indicting_AJ0 arrow_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 direction_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 right_AJ0 thing_NN1 to_TO0 do_VDI ._SENT One_CRD part_NN1 of_PRF us_PNP knows_VVZ what_DTQ we_PNP ought_VM0 to_TO0 do_VDI ,_PUN but_CJC the_AT0 other_AJ0 part_NN1 reminds_VVZ us_PNP of_PRF the_AT0 inevitable_AJ0 consequences_NN2 ._SENT Fear_NN1 alerts_VVZ us_PNP to_PRP danger_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC also_AV0 to_PRP opportunity_NN1 ._SENT If_CJS it_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 scary_AJ0 ,_PUN everyone_PNI would_VM0 do_VDI it_PNP ._SENT If_CJS it_PNP was_VBD easy_AJ0 ,_PUN there_EX0 would_VM0 n't_XX0 be_VBI any_DT0 growth_NN1 in_PRP it_PNP ._SENT That_DT0 tinge_NN1 of_PRF self-preservation_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT0 pinging_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 metal_NN1 detector_NN1 going_VVG off_AVP ._SENT We_PNP may_VM0 have_VHI found_VVN something_PNI ._SENT 
Will_VM0 we_PNP ignore_VVI it_PNP ?_SENT Or_CJC will_VM0 we_PNP dig_VVI ?_SENT 
Fear_NN1 votes_NN2 for_PRP hesitation_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP always_AV0 has_VHZ a_AT0 reason_NN1 for_PRP not_XX0 doing_VDG and_CJC so_CJS it_PNP rarely_AV0 does_VDZ anything_PNI ._SENT If_CJS we_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 find_VVI ourselves_PNX experiencing_VVG this_DT0 hesitation_NN1 every_AT0 so_AV0 often_AV0 ,_PUN we_PNP should_VM0 know_VVI that_CJT we_PNP are_VBB not_XX0 pushing_VVG ourselves_PNX enough_AV0 ._SENT 
Imagine_VVB ,_PUN too_AV0 ,_PUN though_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 hesitation_NN1 of_PRF Booker_NP0 T_NP0 ._SENT Washington_NP0 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD risking_VVG his_DPS life_NN1 to_TO0 accept_VVI Roosevelt_NP0 's_POS invitation_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD risking_VVG the_AT0 precarious_AJ0 support_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS white_AJ0 southern_AJ0 donors_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD kicking_VVG a_AT0 violent_AJ0 hornet_NN1 's_POS nest_NN1 ._SENT We_PNP 'll_VM0 have_VHI to_TO0 kill_VVI a_AT0 thousand_CRD niggers_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 senator_NN1 Benjamin_NP0 Tillman_NP0 said_VVD in_PRP response_NN1 ,_PUN to_TO0 teach_VVI them_PNP their_DPS place_NN1 again_AV0 ._SENT 
And_CJC yet_AV0 Washington_NP0 went_VVD ._SENT Undaunted_AJ0 ._SENT Unintimidated_AJ0 ._SENT Roosevelt_NP0 's_POS niece_NN1 ,_PUN Eleanor_NP0 ,_PUN later_AV0 talked_VVN about_PRP doing_VDG the_AT0 thing_NN1 you_PNP cannot_VVB do_VDB ._SENT It_PNP is_VBZ almost_AV0 always_AV0 the_AT0 thing_NN1 you_PNP should_VM0 do_VDI ._SENT When_CJS something_PNI tells_VVZ you_PNP that_CJT you_PNP 're_VBB not_XX0 allowed_VVN ._SENT When_CJS someone_PNI tells_VVZ you_PNP that_CJT you_PNP 'll_VM0 regret_VVI your_DPS decision_NN1 ._SENT When_CJS the_AT0 pit_NN1 in_PRP your_DPS stomach_NN1 makes_VVZ you_PNP hesitate_VVI ._SENT 
But_CJC what_DTQ will_VM0 our_DPS customers_NN2 think_VVB ?_SENT But_CJC what_DTQ if_CJS our_DPS competitors_NN2 use_VVB this_DT0 against_PRP us_PNP ?_SENT What_DTQ if_CJS it_PNP does_VDZ n't_XX0 work_VVI ?_SENT Will_VM0 people_NN0 be_VBI mad_AJ0 at_PRP me_PNP ?_SENT 
Damn_VVB them_PNP all_DT0 ._SENT 
Decide_VVB to_TO0 testify_VVI ._SENT Decide_VVB to_TO0 go_VVI all_DT0 in_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 new_AJ0 venture_NN1 ._SENT Take_VVB the_AT0 creative_AJ0 risk_NN1 ._SENT Decide_VVB to_TO0 answer_VVI the_AT0 reporter_NN1 's_POS email_NN1 ._SENT Decide_VVB to_TO0 say_VVI what_DTQ you_PNP 're_VBB hesitant_AJ0 to_TO0 say_VVI ._SENT 
They_PNP say_VVB not_XX0 to_TO0 take_VVI counsel_NN1 of_PRF your_DPS fears_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC perhaps_AV0 that_DT0 's_VBZ exactly_AV0 what_DTQ we_PNP should_VM0 do_VDI ._SENT 
We_PNP should_VM0 listen_VVI closely_AV0 and_CJC then_AV0 do_VDB the_AT0 opposite_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 Scariest_AJS Thing_NN1 To_TO0 Be_VBI Is_VBZ Yourself_PNX 
Frank_NP0 Serpico_NP0 was_VBD the_AT0 odd_AJ0 man_NN1 out_AVP in_PRP the_AT0 NYPD_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 1960s_CRD ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD Italian_AJ0 when_CJS most_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 cops_NN2 were_VBD Irish_AJ0 ._SENT He_PNP grew_VVD his_DPS hair_NN1 long_AV0 ._SENT He_PNP liked_VVD opera_NN1 and_CJC ballet_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP lived_VVD in_PRP the_AT0 Village_NN1 ,_PUN while_CJS most_DT0 of_PRF his_DPS coworkers_NN2 resided_VVN in_PRP quiet_AJ0 suburbs_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP had_VHD a_AT0 big_AJ0 white_AJ0 sheepdog_NN1 and_CJC wore_VVD vests_NN2 and_CJC leather_NN1 and_CJC all_DT0 sorts_NN2 of_PRF other_AJ0 strange_AJ0 clothes_NN2 ._SENT 
And_CJC that_DT0 was_VBD when_AVQ he_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 in_PRP costume_NN1 ._SENT 
