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If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.
If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.
The moral arc of the universe bends at the elbow of justice.rn
The moral arc of the universe bends at the elbow of justice.rn
Bad monetary and fiscal policy, often designed by the IMF, is the real cause of global problems. The only explanation read more
Bad monetary and fiscal policy, often designed by the IMF, is the real cause of global problems. The only explanation for why government leaders continue to follow these policies is that by blaming markets, they avoid blaming themselves.
Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid read more
Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!
The common good comes before the private good.
The common good comes before the private good.
The law isn't justice. It's a very imperfect mechanism. If you press exactly the right buttons and are also lucky, read more
The law isn't justice. It's a very imperfect mechanism. If you press exactly the right buttons and are also lucky, justice may show up in the answer. A mechanism is all the law was ever intended to be.
People constantly speak of "the government" doing this or that, as they might speak of God doing it. But the read more
People constantly speak of "the government" doing this or that, as they might speak of God doing it. But the government is really nothing but a group of men, and usually they are very inferior men. They may have some better man working for them, but they themselves are seldom worthy of any respect.
Politics makes strange bed-fellows.
Politics makes strange bed-fellows.
If the French were really intelligent, they'd speak English.
If the French were really intelligent, they'd speak English.