The "Good Old Days"

I not naive enough to think it was really all that great back then. I know they had their problems. I know for certain I'd have never made it to 23 with my big mouth and my intolerance for racism.
But still I can't help but think...maybe...maybe life was a little better...a little easier...when everything was a sin instead of when nothing is...

" There's a black man dead for no reason. Now the man responsible for it is dead. Let the dead bury the dead this time Mr. Finch. I never heard tell it was against the law for any citizen to do his utmost to prevent a crime from being committed, which is exactly what he did. But maybe you'll tell me it's my duty to tell the town all about it and not to hush it up. Well you know what'll happen then? All the ladies in Maycomb including my wife will be knocking on his door bringing angel food cakes. To my way of thinking, taking the one man who's done you and this town a big service and dragging him with his shy ways into the limelight - to me that's a sin... it's a sin. And I'm not about to have it on my head. I may not be much Mr. Finch, but I'm still sheriff of Maycomb County and Bob Ewell fell on his knife. Good night sir. " --Sherrif Tate, To Kill A Mockingbird