There is a rumor on twitter that Bernie has not withdrawn, but merely

[The Magistrate]

42. Many A Threat Squibs Out, Sir, That Is True

But threats are a delicate business.

The utterance of a threat is often more effective than its carrying out would be. The reality may fall short of future perils pictured in imagination.

It can be dangerous to threaten convincingly. Sometimes, people see no need to await another's pleasure, and strike pre-emptively to remove the threat.





"When things are not called by their right names, what is said cannot make sense. When what is said does not make sense, what is planned cannot succeed. When plans do not succeed, people become uneasy. When people are uneasy, punishments do not fit crimes. When punishments do not fit crimes, people cannot know where to put hand or foot."