It is therefore necessary to depart quite sharply from conventional postwar wisdom about the pre - war years — a wisdom that rests on the twin myths of firm punishment in the courts, going hand - in - hand with little or no crime and an untroubled youth — and to state a rather different version of events.
It is therefore necessary to depart quite sharply from conventional postwar wisdom about the pre - war years — a wisdom that rests on the twin myths of firm punishment in the courts, holding hands with little or no crime and an untroubled youth — and to state a rather different version of events.