THE CENTURIONS Sia,—I may be mistaken but I was always
given to believe that the whole idea of using so much of our resources on armaments to protect us from 'World Communism' was that certain values we possess, such as 'freedom of speech,' fair trials,' non-use of torture,' are worth preserving at the risk of our lives. If, however, the opinion expressed by Mr. Barnett in his defence of The Centurions is taken seriously then in order to survive physically we must abandon all the above virtues, if this is the case, surely physical survival would best be obtained by allowing ourselves to be governed by our 'aggressors.' I doubt if they would liquidate all that many. Might I finally suggest to Mr. Barnett that the 'literary skill' of Sartre might be due, in part, to the fact that he doesn't hold the views of Larteguy.
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