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zlib_text: RISING UP AND RISING DOWN 
  WILLIAM T, VOLLMANN
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  JUSTIFICATIONS
  DEFENSE QÏÏ H O NO R 
  DEFENSE OF CLASS 
  DEFENSE OF AUTH O RITY
  D e f e n s e  o f  r a c e  a n d  c u l t u r e
  DEFENSE OF CREED
  
  RISING UP
  AND
  RISING D O W N
  VOLUME TWO
  WILLIAM T. VOLLMANN
  
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  VOLUME TWO
  CONTENTS
  JUSTIFICATIONS
  7. 
  In  t h e  J u d g e ’s Ch a ir  
  7
  In each of the following chapters, we examine a specific claimed justifi­
  cation for committing violence, and 