>>The alternative would be God knows what agonies of despair; or
>>it might be attempted insurrections which, in a strongly governed place
>>like England, could only lead to futile massacres and a regime of savage
>>repression
>
>A repression aided by informant-supplied lists of names....
Supplied, that is, long after the above was written, by an extremely ill and desperately lonely man, and on proudly-out-of-the-closet comrades. But, yes, despicable nonetheless.
Eric