This “patterns of behavior,” “what the action reveals about the person” smacks of Richelieu’s “six lines” quote: what you say you’re condemning him for is an excuse, not a reason.
Hastings had a lot of more instances of his behavior to judge him then the isolated incident. The incident is not the reason but the observed behavior in total. This incident is just an example.
This “patterns of behavior,” “what the action reveals about the person” smacks of Richelieu’s “six lines” quote: what you say you’re condemning him for is an excuse, not a reason.
Hastings had a lot of more instances of his behavior to judge him then the isolated incident. The incident is not the reason but the observed behavior in total. This incident is just an example.