In a den craftily hidden under a bramble lived a family of field mice. They lived quaintly and quietly for many years until one of the younglings newly come to maturity decided to rebel from the precepts of his father mouse and befriended a barnyard cat. One day the young mouse took his friend with him to his place of birth, thinking in this way to please his companion and to overthrow the vein teachings of his father. When the cat and mouse entered the hidden den, the other field mice shrunk in fear, but the young mouse upon seeing the fear of his parents and siblings said "Fear my friend not, for he is a just cat! It is my father's animus and intolerance that should be feared!" The cat replying said "Tis true that I am just, and because it is my nature to devour mice, I do no wrong." And with that the cat ate every mouse present.
Thus we see that danger lies in extending tolerance to the insidious.
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