Eric, if I may call you that, why can't we make this simple and easy? Simply say that what you and I have read should be available to any other American to read.

It should be available, and it will be available.

The question is, does a publishing house have any kind of moral obligation to lend its imprimatur to a book that, in fact, the chairman of St. Martin's called effectively anti-Semitic? Why did he call it effectively anti-Semitic? Because he said in summary, and I think, though, it took a long time to get him to read the book and then to say this.

I think Mr. McCormick was right when he said the essence of this book is that the Jews asked for it.

You've read the book, apparently.

If you've read the book, You would probably agree with Mr. McCormick that that is a central theme of Irving's book.

In fact, he says that the Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann, quote, goaded Joseph Goebbels.

Most of what I know, I don't know about you, I've learned from arguing with people with whom I disagree, often very violently.