Entry 24 · Book chapter 25
October 24 1943
Lewis is sent to investigate whether the German soldier behind the mine hoax should be executed as a spy.
Reflections
Generals passing moral responsibility
Asked to help decide whether to execute a captured teenage German soldier, Lewis observes that generals who like to appear ruthless are often eager in practice to offload the moral responsibility for such decisions onto subordinates like himself.
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