Why do the powerful always insist on having a “back story” to justify whatever they do? Why can’t they–just once–do something for the simple reason that it is the right thing to do, in itself, for reasons understood and accepted by all? In politics, laws are passed to secretly serve hidden agendas, for without such agendas many lawmakers would never find the motivation to support anything at all. Clifford Cohen
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The idea that we must pass laws to protect the innocent and to be fair is something that should be more than just a thought. We should be able to consider it as if it was already true. If people would only be honest about themselves, they would see that no laws are needed at all.

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