> The regime he was fighting was far too humane for its own good Compared to communist Russia, maybe, but it was cruel, unequal and badly run by every measure

> The regime he was fighting was far too humane for its own good Compared to communist Russia, maybe, but it was cruel, unequal and badly run by every measure I can think of. I don’t think you can describe it as ‘humane’ by any real measure except comparison with what followed.