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The gentleman had an epiphany! One of the most profound kind: it crushed every mendacious brick in the foundation on which his life had been based.

So he had to scurry, like a roach in the light, back into the darkness that is liberalism. Like Joe Pesci in My Cousin Vinny , when the hooting owl woke him up, your friend had to fire a random shot or two at his tormentor.

p>But be happy. Your work here is well done. He will never sleep soundly again. He will, in the silent dark, know he is living a lie. br> -- Jay W. Molyneaux br> North Carolina /p>

Lawrence, you strike me as having way too much on your plate right now to worry about losing the supposed friendship of a pompous twit. Based on your description of your college relationship, it seems to have been based on a common interest, namely a mutual appreciation of how wonderful he is. Perhaps his fan club is large enough now that he can be more selective in whom he lets into it.

p>I have reread your column in question and can assure you that it is so inoffensive as to be almost bland. Maybe he saw your criticism of elites as being directed at him. Who knows? I would chalk all this up to the fact that since college you have grown up and he has not. It may be as simple as that. br> -- Glen Hoffing br> Shamong, New Jersey /p>

Mr. Henry, you are one of my favorite writers at TAS. I am saddened by the meanness of your old European acquaintance.

I would suggest that he is not an old friend. Friends are those that are willing to take a bullet or jump in front of a truck (figuratively, if not literally) for each other. He may be an associate, an acquaintance or a once friend, but he has definitely ceased to be a current friend.

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