TOPIC- DIRTY HANDS

SUBMITTED TO SUBMITTED BY

Dr. NAVLEEN MULTANI PRIT Y KUMARI

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ENGLISH ROLL NO - 18019

GROUP NO- 03

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CONTENT

1- ABOUT THE DRAMATIS T

2- ABOUT THE PLAY

3- PLOT

4- CHARACTERS

5- SETTING

6- THEME

7- MOTIF

8- EXPOSIT ION

9- QUOTES

10- CRIT ICAL ANALYSIS

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 1- ABOUT THE DRAMATIST

J e a n P a u l C h a r l e s A ym a r d S a r t r e w a s a F r e n c h p l a yw r i g h t , p h i l o s o p h e r ,
novelist, political activist and literary critic. He became one of the key
figures inside the philosophy of e xistentialism and one of the main
f i g u r e s i n t w e n t i e t h - c e n t u r y F r e n c h p h i l o s o p h y. H i s w o r k h a s
a d d i t i o n a l l y m o t i v a t e d s o c i o l o g y, c r i t i c a l i d e a , s u b m i t - c o l o n i a l t h e o r y,
and literary research, and continues to influence these disciplines.

Sartre became additionally mentioned for his open relationship with

prominent feminist and fellow existentialist logician and writer Simone
de Beauvoir. Together, Sar tre and de Beauvoir challenged the cultural
and social assumptions and expectancies of their upbringings, which
t h e y t a k e n i n t o c o n s i d e r a t i o n b o u r g e o i s , i n e a c h l i f e - s t yl e a n d i d e a .
The warfare among oppressive, spiritually damaging conformity and an
"actual" manner of "being" have become the dominant subject of
Sartre's early work, a theme embodied in his foremost philosophical
work Being and Nothingness Sartre's introduction to his philosophy is
his work Existentialism Is a Humanism , at the start provide d as a
lecture.

He was awarded 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature though he declined it,

pronouncing that he usually declined authentic honour and that " a
author have to now not permit himself to be changed into an
organization".

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 2- ABOUT THE PLAY

The play takes during the Second World War in a fictional country
c a l l e d I l l yr i a i n E a s t e r n E u r o p e . T h e c o u n t r y i s d o m i n a t e d w i t h t h e a i d
of a fascist dictator. There are two underground resistance mo vements
in opposition. The proletariat and t he Pentagon are opposed to each
other. Many lives were lost within the conflict on each aspect.

Hugo, the man, is released from prison, after the assassination of

Hoederer, chief of the proletariat, and went to Olga, his protector, who
will examine his case and whethe r or not politics can combine People’s
P a r t y. T h e p l a y w i l l s t u d y t h e m o t i v e s t h a t l e d H u g o t o k i l l H o e d e r e r ,
whether his motivation was personal or professional.

On the behalf of the proletarian , Hugo has indeed been devoted through
H o e d e r e r a s p e r s o n a l s e c r e t a r y t o m e t h o d h i m a n d t o k i l l h i m . I n i t i a l l y,
Hugo is convinced of the deserves of his venture. Hoederer is a traitor
who is opportunism. He is certainly a practical, even as Hugo is
influenced through their political beliefs. Their common sense are
ideologically antagonist. He considers that the politics must ensure the
properl y-being of man y humans as possible, even for this, to
compromise on ideas, even as Hugo is prepared to destroy the whole lot
for his ideas.

H u g o , h o w e v e r i s t h e t yp i c a l e x i s t e n t i a l i s t p e r s o n . T h r o w n i n t o t h e
sector, unable to recognize the that means of his existence, he thinks
that the purpose of the proletariat can deliver which means to his
l i f e s t yl e s . S a r t r e c r u c i a l h e r e w h a t h e c a l l s t h e s p i r i t o f s e r i o u s n e s s ,
the belief that values are transcendent and pre -existent to man.

The assassination o f Hoederer, after knowing the relationship between

J e s s i c a , t h e w i f e o f H u g o a n d H o e d e r e r . N o j e a l o u s y, h o w e v e r d u e t o
the fact Hugo discovers th e inauthenticity of Hoederer through this act.
As part existentialist, Hugo made a decision to kill Hoederer. He
r e f u s e d t o a b a n d o n h i s i d e o l o g y. A n d b e p r e p a r e d t o d i e f o r a n d t h a t . I t
has finally received its freedom with the aid of taking actions.

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 3- PLOT

T h e m o v e m a k e s p l a c e i n I l l yr i a , a n a n e c d o t a l E a s t e r n E u r o p e a n n a t i o n ,
a m i d t h e l a s t p h a s e s o f W o r l d W a r I I . ( I l l yr i a w a s a r e a l n a t i o n o f
traditional relic, whose region included current Yugoslavia and
e n v i r o n m e n t . ) T h e n a t i o n , a p a r t n e r o f N a z i G e r m a n y, i s n e a r l y b e i n g
added toward the Eastern Bloc.

A yo u t h f u l C o m m u n i s t , H u g o B a r i n e , i s i n f o r m e d t h a t H o e d e r e r , a p a r t y
chief, has proposed convers es with non-Socialist party, including the
Fascist government and the liberal -and Nationalist -drove opposition.
The thought is to set up a joint opposition bunch restricting the
Germans, and plan for a post -war alliance government. Hugo feels that
Hoederer's strategy likens to foul play. Louis, another head, has chosen
that Hoederer must kick the bucket. He hesitan tly consents to let Hugo,
who has more responsibility than experience, carry out the
r e s p o n s i b i l i t y. H u g o a n d h i s b e t t e r h a l f J e s s i c a m o v e i n w i t h H o e d e r e r ,
w h o i s b e g u i l i n g a n d t r u s t i n g o r d i n a r i l y. H u g o t u r n s i n t o h i s s e c r e t a r y.
Despite the fact that he attempts to persuade Jessica that he is
decisively about the homicide, she regards the entire thing as a
d i v e r s i o n . S u r e l y, a t f i r s t s h e s e e s t h e f i r e a r m n o t a s a h o m i c i d e
w e a p o n . T e n d a ys p a s s a n d a f t e r t h a t t h e a r r a n g e m e n t s s t a r t w i t h
alternate gatherings . With Hoederer approaching an arrangement with
the individuals from the class that he abhors, Hugo is on the purpose of
going after his weapon when a bomb detonates. 1

N o o n e i s k i l l e d y e t H u g o i s a n g r y. T h i s a s s a u l t d e m o n s t r a t e s t h a t t h e
individuals who sent him don't confide in him to carry out the
r e s p o n s i b i l i t y. H e g e t s a l c o h o l i c a n d n e a r l y s u r r e n d e r s t h e d i v e r s i o n t o
Hoederer's guardians. Jessica conceals for h im by professing to be
pregnant. Here Sartre refers to the conduct of Lucie Aubrac, a
courageous woman in the French obstruction who helped her significant
o t h e r , R a ym o n d A u b r a c , a n o t h e r d r i v i n g s a f e , e s c a p e f r o m t h e c o n t r o l
of Nazis by asserting that she was pregnant.

Olga Lorame, one of the individuals who sent Hugo to submit the
homicide, tact full y visits him and Jessica. It was she who tossed the
bomb and cautions Hugo to continue ahead with murdering Hoederer
since the others are getting restless. So far J essica has taken a gander
at the murdering as a diversion, however the bomb persuades he r that
things are vigorously and that Hugo will execute Hoederer. She induces

1
Griffin, Leslie. “The Problem of Dirty Hands.” The Journal of Religious Ethics, vol. 17, no.
1, 1989, pp. 31–61. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable
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both of them to contend their focuses out so as to keep any
slaughtering. Hoederer will probably enter government with alternate
g a t h e r i n g s . W h e n t h e w a r i s o v e r v a r i o u s d i s l i k e d ye t e s s e n t i a l
s t r a t e g i e s s h o u l d b e e x e c u t e d s o a s t o r e b a l a n c e t h e e c o n o m y. T h i s w i l l
cause issues for the conservative government, permitting the left -wing,
i n c l u d i n g t h e C o m m u n i s t s , t o a s s u m e c o n t r o l o v e r m o r e e f f e c t i v e l y.
Right now, the Communists don' t have the essential help to pick up
power, and the normal landing of the Soviet powers may just
exacerbate the situation. Hoederer calls attention to that individuals
don't care for possessing outside armed forces, notwithstanding freeing
ones, and the inclination will be passed on to the administration
presented by the trespassers.

Hugo demands that the gathering must stay unadulterated. Power is the
o b j e c t i v e , ye t H o e d e r e r ' s c o n v e n i e n t t e c h n i q u e s a r e n o t s a t i s f a c t o r y,
particularly as they include workin g together with "class" adversaries
a n d l yi n g a n d m i s l e a d i n g t o t h e i r v e r y o w n p o w e r s . W h e n t h e y a r e
s e p a r a t e d f r o m e v e r yo n e e l s e J e s s i c a e n d e a v o r s t o p e r s u a d e H u g o t h a t
he was taken in by Hoederer's perspective, however he curves this
a r o u n d s a yi n g t h a t i t i s e v e n m o r e t h e m o t i v a t i o n t o k i l l H o e d e r e r s i n c e
he could persuade others.

A f t e r s o m e t i m e , b e t h a t a s i t m a y, b o t h H u g o a n d J e s s i c a h a v e
c a p i t u l a t e d t o H o e d e r e r ' s a p p e a l a n d w a y. I n s p i t e o f t h e f a c t t h a t h e
can't help contradicting Hoederer's approa ches, Hugo assumes that
Hoederer could enable him to cross from childhood to masculinity and
sort out his inner clashes. Hoederer, who is currently mindful that
Hugo is there to murder him on Louis' requests, is happy to enable the
y o u n g f e l l o w t o d e a l w i t h h i s i s s u e s . H e i s n ' t , b e t h a t a s i t m a y, s o
enthused about Jessica, whose fascination in him appears to be
i n c r e a s i n g l y p h ys i c a l . W h e n h e k i s s e s h e r a s a m e t h o d f o r g e t t i n g i t o u t
of her framework, Hugo gets them in the demonstration and executes
him. 2

2
Sutherland, S. L. “The Problem of Dirty Hands in Politics: Peace in the Vegetable Trade.”
Canadian Journal of Political Science / Revue Canadienne De Science Politique, vol. 28, no.
3, 1995, pp. 479–507. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable
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While in jail Hugo gets blessings all things considered, which he
surmises are from the individuals who sent him to murder Hoederer.
This props him up, however a portion of the endowments end up being
h a r m e d c h o c o l a t e s . A d d i t i o n a l l y, w h e n h e i s d i s c h a r g e d o n p a r o l e , h e
e n d s u p s t a l k e d b y t h e g a t h e r i n g ' s e x e c u t i o n e r s a n d t a k e s a s yl u m w i t h
Olga.

Olga tunes in to Hugo's adaptation of occasions. Hugo did not slaughter

Hoederer out of desire for Jessica but rather on the grounds that he
suspected that Hoederer was not genuine when he said that he needed
Hugo to remain with him so as to tutor him: "I murdered him since I
o p e n e d t h e e n t r yw a y . T h a t i s a l l I k n o w " , " D e s i r o u s ? M a y b e . B e t h a t a s
i t m a y, n o t f o r J e s s i c a . "

O l g a i n f e r s t h a t H u g o w i l l b e m o r e h e l p f u l a l i v e t h a n d e a d . A n yw a y s h e
additionally uncovers that the strategy that Hoederer proposed has been
received all things considered. On Moscow's requests, the gathering
has framed a union with alternate gatherings. Indeed Hugo understands
that the very setup that Hoederer was consulting in his essence, and
which he should counteract, has been completed. The entire thing was
o v e r a m a t t e r o f t i m i n g : H o e d e r e r ' s d r i v e w a s e x c e s s i v e l y u n t i m e l y, s o
the gathering needed to kill him. Afterward, after Hoederer's
arrangement was embraced, the gathering restored his picture and after
the war he will be recognized as an extraordinary pioneer and legend.

Hugo is angered, particularly since the gathering has lied and deluded
its own individuals. The way that they are at war and have likely
spared a hundred thousand lives has no effect. What is important now,
he chooses, is that Hoederer should bite the dust not for a lady like
Jessica but rather for his strategies: since he misled the majority and
risked the spirit of the ga thering. Hugo chooses all the gathering
heads—Hoederer, Louis, and Olga —are similar. This is the reason he
has been focused by hired gunmen sent by Louis.

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4- CHARACTERS

(a) H o e d e r e r - A p r e v i o u s i n d i v i d u a l f r o m t h e I l l yr i a n p a r l i a m e n t
a n d a m a i n f i g u r e i n t h e S o c i a l i s t P r o l e t a r i a n P a r t y. H e h a s a
c o n f i d i n g n a t u r e a n d e v e n s t a ys c o r d i a l w i t h H u g o a f t e r h e
u n d e r s t a n d s t h e yo u n g f e l l o w i s t h e r e t o m u r d e r h i m . H e o f f e r s
to enable Hugo to deal with his inner clashes. His
arrangements depend on the political truth.

(b) H u g o B a r i n e - A y o u t h f u l 2 3 - ye a r - o l d a v e r a g e s c h o l a r l y w h o
joined the gathering's Communist group under the name of
Raskolnikov. His dad is a main businessperson and, since he
originates from a well off foundation, mos t individuals from
the party reject him as a scholarly who does not comprehend
what destitution is truly similar to. Hugo is on edge to
demonstrate his value to them, particularly Louis and Olga,
and he sees killing Ho ederer as an approach to accomplish
this.

(c) J e s s i c a - H u g o ' s 1 9 - ye a r - o l d s p o u s e . S h e k e e p s o u t o f
legislative issues, alluding to herself as somebody raised to
just "place blossoms in vases". At first, she regards the
moving toward homicide as an amusement , which does not
s u p p o r t H u g o ' s c e r t a i n t y, h o w e v e r t h e n s h e a t t e m p t s
frantically to avoid it .

(d) Louis- Another driving figure in the Proletarian Party, yet

contradicted to Hoederer's arrangement.

(e) Olga- An individual from Louis' group and one of onl y a

handful couple of companions Hugo has.

(f) Karsky- The pioneer of the Pentagon, a party that incorporates

L i b e r a l s a n d N a t i o n a l i s t s , b a t t l i n g t h e R e g e n t o f I l l yr i a a n d
his master Fascist government.

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 (g) The Prince- the child of the Regent and his agent in the
arrangements.

(h) Smooth, Georges and Leon - Hoederer's protectors.

5- SETTING

(a) HISTORICAL CONTEXT

World War II has a great deal to do with this play and how it was
c o m p o s e d . I l l yr i a w a s p r o b a b l y f o u n d e d o n H u n g a r y. T h e ' P a r t i
Proletarian' is the socialist party to which the vast majority of the
principle characters in the story have a place . The other two party
referenced in this play are the Regent's Fascist government which
underpins Germany and the 'Pentagone' which is comprised of the white
collar classes.

Hungary around then was led by a Regent, Miklos Horthy who named
Prime Minister Gyula Gombos in 1932. Gombos needed to work with
N a z i G e r m a n y, a n d , d e s p i t e t h e f a c t t h a t t h i s f i n i s h e d H u n g a r y' s
m i s e r y, i t m a d e i t f i n a n c i a l l y s u b j e c t t o G e r m a n y. T h e H u n g a r i a n
government bolstered the arrangements and objectives of Nazi
G e r m a n y.

I n 1 9 3 8 , t h e n e w P r i m e M i n i s t e r , K a l m a n D a r a n yi , c h o s e t o m a k e h i s
n e w s t r a t e g i e s e x t r e m e l y a c e G e r m a n y a n d e x p e r t I t a l y, s o m e w h a t l i k e
how Hoederer needed to join with alternate party to endeavor to
d e v e l o p a s a n a t i o n a n d r e m a i n o n e v e r yb o d y ' s g r e a t s i d e t o g e t h i s o w n
party's point over.3

(b) LEGACY

Les mains deals depends basically on the topic of existentialism which

Sartre embraced, however many have accepted it as a direct political
dramatization. Right -wingers invited it as hostile to socialist, and left -
wingers assaulted it for a similar reason. At the point when the film
rendition was discharged in France in 1951 Communists undermined the

3
Walzer, Michael. “Political Action: The Problem of Dirty Hands.” Philosophy & Public
Affairs, vol. 2, no. 2, 1973, pp. 160–180. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable.
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films appearing. Actually the play itself was not re -organized in France
until 1976.

It was not by an y means arranged in a communist state until November

1968 when it was appeared in Prague after the intrusion of
Czechoslovakia by individual Warsaw Pact powers. This was proper
given that distinctions in Communist principle is one of its subjects.

Non-French adaptations of the play have had different titles, in cluding

Dirty Hands, The Assassin, Red Gloves and Crime Passionnel.

In 1982, the play was performed at the Greenwich Theater in London

(UK) under the title of The Assassin, featuring Edward Woodward and
M i c h e l e D o t r i c e . E i g h t e e n ye a r s a f t e r t h e f a c t i n 2 0 0 0 i t w a s p e r f o r m e d
again in Britain under the title of The Novice, featuring Jamie Glover
as Hugo and Kenneth Cranham as Hoederer. The chief was Richard
E yr e , w h o u t i l i z e d i t t o b r i n g c l a s h i n g c o n t r a s t s u p i n c o n t e m p o r a r y
British political life, for examp le, the Northern Ireland harmon y
process or the Old and New groups of Britain's Labor Party
government. 4

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https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1956/4/16/dirty-hands-pin-the-original-play.
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 6- THEME

The move makes place amid the Second World War in an anecdotal
n a t i o n c a l l e d I l l yr i a i n E a s t e r n E u r o p e . T h e n a t i o n i s m a n a g e d b y a n
extremist despot. There are two underground obstruction developments
against the routine and Germany – the gathering of the working class
(Communist) and the Pentagon (a patriot and industrialist
development). The working class and the Pentagon are threatening to
one another. Numerous lives were lost in the contention on each side.

Hugo, the principle character, is discharged from jail, after the death
of Hoederer, pioneer of the low class, and went to Olga, his defender,
w h o w i l l a n a l yz e h i s c a s e a n d w h e t h e r l e g i s l a t i v e i s s u e s c a n
i n c o r p o r a t e P e o p l e ' s P a r t y. T h e p l a y w i l l l o o k a t t h e r e a s o n s t h a t d r o v e
Hugo to murder Hoederer.

O n t h e b e l h a l f o f t h e o r d i n a r y p a r t y, H u g o h a s t o b e s u r e b e e n
submitted by Hoederer as close to home secretary to approach him and
to murder him, on the grounds that the gathering associated with
needing to align with the Pentagon. Hugo will manufacture a solid
association with Hoederer. Satisfy his main goal and meet the man he
meets esteem raises a moral problem. It can not figure out what to do
a n d t e r r i f i e d o f g e t t i n g yo u r h a n d s f i l t h y, i n o t h e r w o r d s , a c t a g a i n s t
his still, small voice. At first, Hu go is persuaded of the benefits of his
main goal: Hoederer is a double crosser who is advantage. Hoederer is
without a doubt a down to business, while Hugo is roused by their
political standards. Their rationale are ideologically restricted :
Hoederer thinks about that the governmental issues must guarantee the
prosperity of numerous individuals as could be expected under the
circumstances, notwithstanding for this, to settle on thoughts, while
H u g o i s p r e p a r e d t o d e v a s t a t e e v e r yt h i n g f o r h i s t h o u g h t s . H u g o , t h e n
again is the run of the mill existentialist legend. Tossed into the world,
h e l p l e s s t o c o m p r e h e n d t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f h i s r e a l i t y, h e i m a g i n e s t h a t
t h e r e a s o n f o r t h e w o r k i n g c l a s s c a n o f f e r s i g n i f i c a n c e t o h i s r e a l i t y.
S a r t r e b a s i c h e r e w h a t h e c a l l s t h e s o u l o f r e a l i t y, t h e c o n v i c t i o n t h a t
qualities are extraordinary and previous to man. 5

T h e d e a t h o f H o e d e r e r w i l l n e a r l y b y p o s s i b i l i t y, a f t e r t h e r e v e l a t i o n o f
a connection between Jessica, the spouse of Hugo and Hoederer. No
e n v y, b u t s i n c e H u g o f i n d s t h e i n a u t h e n t i c i t y o f H o e d e r e r t h r o u g h t h i s
demonstration. As part existentialist, Hugo settled on a c hoice – that
slaughter Hoederer.

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 7- MOTIF

THE VIOLENCE OF THE POLITICAL AND THE POLITICS OF

VIOLENCE

Dirty Hands is the story of Hugo, a youthful scholarly and individual

from a progressive party who restlessly volunteers for the undertaking
of killing Hoederer, an abnormal state party official who has settled on
v i t a l c o l l u s i o n w i t h t h e p a t r i o t s a n d r o ya l i s t s . H o e d e r e r m u s t p a s s o n ,
the plotters' line of reasoning goes, so the party won't chance
bargaining its progressive standards for the sake of reformist
coordinated effort with class adversaries. The play starts close as far
as possible of the account, with Hugo's discharge from a stretch in jail
for the homicide of Hoederer.

Upon his discharge, he visits an old companion, Olga, and it turns out
to be evident that the gathering currently has him set apart for death;
they have sent him harmed sustenance while in jail, and professional
k i l l e r s a r e p r e s e n t l y o n t h e i r a p p r o a c h t o c o m p l e t e t h e a c t i v i t y. O l g a
solicits Hugo to recount the story from how he came to execute
Hoederer; at exactly that point, when she knows his actual intentions,
will she have the capacity to decide whether he is "salvageable" (for
e x a m p l e p o s s i b l y s t i l l v a l u a b l e t o t h e P a r t y) a n d t h e r e f o r e s p a r e h i s
life. From the primary demonstration, at that point, the gathering of
people is gone up against with two inquiries: Under what conditi ons
did Hugo execute Hoederer? What's more, for what reason does the
gathering presently need him dead. 6

6
Michael. “Political Action: The Problem of Dirty Hands.” Philosophy & Public Affairs, vol.
2, no. 2, 1973, pp. 175–189. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable
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 8- EXPOSITION

A p o l i t i c a l s h o w s e t i n t h e a n e c d o t a l n a t i o n o f I l l yr i a s o m e w h e r e i n t h e
range of 1943 and 1945, the story is about the death of a m ain
government official. The story is told for the most part as a flashback,
with the executioner depicting how he did his central goal. The
e x e c u t i o n e r ' s c h a r a c t e r i s b u i l t u p f r o m t h e e a r l i e s t s t a r t i n g p o i n t , ye t
the inquiry is whether his inspirations w ere political or individual.
A c c o r d i n g l y, t h e p l a y' s f u n d a m e n t a l t o p i c i s n ' t o n w h o d i d i t h o w e v e r
on why it was finished.

I n h i s p l a y, D i r t y H a n d s , J e a n - P a u l S a r t r e c o m p a r e s t w o m e n w i t h
c l a s h i n g p e r s p e c t i v e s o n p o l i t i c a l l i f e . H o e d e r e r , t h e p a r t y’ s b o s s ,
wants capacity to enable him to achieve his objectives and will utilize
any accessible way to accomplish his closures. The man who intends to
kill him, Hugo, is sickened by what h e sees as foul play in Hoederer 's
activities, for Hugo sees Hoederer's che ating strategies as a trade off
of the virtue of the party's position.

Their dialogue all through Sartre's play is informational about the idea
o f p o l i t i c a l p r o f o u n d q u a l i t y, h o w e v e r o n e a r t i c u l a t i o n b y H o e d e r e r t o
Hugo, and he leaves Hugo with the inquir y that keeps on philosophers,
scholars and legislators.7

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" Y o u s t i c k s o f i r m l y t o yo u r v i r t u e , m y f e l l o w ! H o w u n n e r v e d yo u a r e
o f s u l l yi n g yo u r h a n d s . A l l t h i n g s c o n s i d e r e d , p r o c e e d a t t h a t p o i n t ,
remain unadulterated! What positive attitude it do, and why much try
coming here among us? Virtue is an idea of fakir s and monks. In any
c a s e , yo u , t h e s a v v y p e o p l e , t h e m i d d l e c l a s s a g i t a t o r s , yo u c o n j u r e
v i r t u e a s yo u r j u s t i f i c a t i o n f o r d o i n g n o t h i n g . D o n o t h i n g , d o n ' t m o v e ,
w r a p yo u r a r m s t i g h t a r o u n d yo u r b o d y, p u t o n yo u r g l o v e s . W i t h
r e s p e c t t o m ys e l f , m y h a n d s a r e d i r t y.

I have dove m y arms up to the elbows in feces and blood. Furthermore,

w h a t e l s e w o u l d i t b e a g o o d i d e a f o r o n e t o d o ? D o yo u g u e s s t h a t i t i s
c o n c e i v a b l e t o o v e r s e e g u i l t l e s s l y? " 8

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In considering this issue, it i s imperative to separate self-serving

opportunists from the individuals who endure debasement through their
earnest endeavors to oversee well. Self-serving regularly excuse their
questionable measures to themselves through self-tricky references to
" t h e b e n e f i t o f t h e e n t i r e , " a s s e r t i n g t h a t g r o u p l o ya l t y r e q u e s t s m o r a l
penance or that "the end legitimizes the methods." Egocentric
opportunism, not withstanding, varies adroitly from messy hands. 9

The inquiry before us is whether defilement in the politica l domain

may emerge because of the very nature of administration and profound
q u a l i t y. D o r u l e r s b a s i c a l l y h a v e m o r e o p e n d o o r s f o r t e m p t a t i o n a n d
along these lines capitulate more frequently than do private residents?
Or on the other hand does great gover nance sometimes require the
penance of good guidelines? At the point when degenerate government
are recognized, society inclines toward tolerance in its "discipline" of
them. Might this mercy mirror an acknowledgment of the issue of filthy
hands, which leads people to forgive and never look back so effectively
the violations of their governments?

I n t e r e s t i n g l y, " v i s i o n a r i e s " h o l d t h a t t h e s u p p o s e d i s s u e o f f i l t h y
hands is just a reason showed by those who lack the ethical fiber to do
w h a t t h e y t r u l y s h o u l d d o i n l e g i s l a t i v e c o n t e x t s . 10

9
Van Den Hoven, Adrian. “Sartre's Conception Of Extentialism.” Sartre Studies
International, vol. 18, no. 2, 2012, pp. 59–71. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable
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