"The Letter Writer," Isaac Bashevis Singer
Herman Gombiner had long ago arrived at the conclusion that modern man was as fanatic in his non-belief as ancient man had been in his faith. The rationalism of the present generation was in itself an example of preconceived ideas. Communism, psychoanalysis, Fascism, and radicalism were the shibboleths of the twentieth century. Oh well! What could he, Herman Gombiner, do in the face of all this? He had no choice but to observe and be silent.