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In short , " Dead Men 's opinions in all things control the living truth ; we believe in Dead Men 's religion ; we laugh at Dead Men 's jokes ; we cry at Dead Men 's pathos ; everywhere and in all matters , Dead Men tyrannize inexorably over us . But again , in cases of armed ethnic con-flict , economic incentives or sanctions usually fail to be effective instruments , at least in the short term . Although short , Isabel probably possessed some personal beauty with the physical sumptuousness so esteemed by contemporary males , and a complaisant husband enabled her to operate as a successful courtesan . Our goal , then , changes from surviving in this world as long as possible to surviving and living with dignity in this world as long as possible ; a short life well-lived is better than a long life badly lived . This report makes an important point in emphasising that Echelon does exist , but it stops short of drawing political conclusions .