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276 yes, Mr. DeMille the soul of any human being, young or old, could be corrupted by his dialogue/* The letter goes on to say: I conceived him [Sebastian] as a light, airy, flirtatious char- acter, full of wit and fancy. I am sorry if you personally take offense to the fact there are in the world men like Sebastian and that people in the world discuss their foibles and failings. I might join you in wishing that all men were saints. I could not agree with you, however, if you would deny to any form of art... the right to portray the world as it is, so long as such portrayal does not bring about that corruption of human souls which the Legion of Decency properly and vigilantly guards against. Mr. DeMille then quotes Cardinal Newman, one of the Church's most distinguished converts: "It is a contradiction in terms to attempt a sinless Literature of sinful men... you will seek for it in vain... take things as they are, not as you could wish them/' Nor did he agree that Miss Grahame's costuming was "sug- gestive," inasmuch as it was the same worn by the regular Ringling performers. Quoting St. Paul, he adds: All things are clean to the clean. I think you will agree that what one person finds "suggestive" may be perfectly innocent to another— I suppose that there are a few individuals so morbidly prurient that looking at someone dressed in a circus costume might constitute a moral danger for them. Such unfor- tunate persons should go to see a psychiatrist rather than The Greatest Show on Earth — I am sure you will not accuse the children or the youth of America of having minds like that. After a lengthy rebuttal of Little's claim of euthanasia, De- Mille continues: I will not bandy threats with you— Since you will not, I think, lay claim to infallibility I ask you to give equally serious