Your authority and my degeneracy are one in the same.
Saul BellowLaw never made men a whit more just; and, by means of their respect for it, even the well-disposed are daily made the agents of injustice.
Henry David ThoreauA common and natural result of an undue respect of law is, that you may see a file of soldiers, colonel, captain, corporal, privates, powder-monkeys, and all, marching in admirable order over hill and dale to the wars, against their wills, ay, against their common sense and consciences, which makes it very steep marching indeed, and produces a palpitation of the heart.
Henry David ThoreauTags: war law respect soldiers
Visit the Navy-Yard, and behold a marine, such a man as an American government can make, or such as it can make a man with its black arts, -a mere shadow and reminiscence of humanity, a man laid out alive and standing, and already, as one may say, buried under arms with funeral accompaniments, though it may be, -
"Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note,
As his corse to the rampart were hurried;
Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot,
O'er the grave where our hero we buried.
Tags: humanity justice law hero soldier
Once, when a government agent arrived at her home with a ream of paper that documented the case against her, she asked if that law was more powerful than natural law. He told her that, yes, it was a powerful law, the law of the federal government. Then, she said, it should be more powerful that this, and she threw it into her woodstove.
Alan S. KesselheimTags: law earth native-american-wisdom
In front of the law there is a doorkeeper. A man from the countryside comes up to the door and asks for entry. But the doorkeeper says he can't let him in to the law right now. The man thinks about this, and then he asks if he'll be able to go in later on. "That's possible," says the doorkeeper, "but not now". The gateway to the law is open as it always is, and the doorkeeper has stepped to one side, so the man bends over to try and see in. When the doorkeeper notices this he laughs and says, "If you're tempted give it a try, try and go in even though I say you can't. Careful though: I'm powerful. And I'm only the lowliest of all the doormen. But there’s a doorkeeper for each of the rooms and each of them is more powerful than the last. It's more than I can stand just to look at the third one.
Franz KafkaTags: law
How often do we hear from the local diocesan people—the bishop, the communications director, the victim assistance coordinator, and others—that this abuse is not restricted to clergy, but, rather, it is a societal problem? It does occur outside in the public realm. When was the last time you heard of a sex offender not being held accountable for his actions once caught? The Church treated the abuse as a sin only and nothing more. Out in society, sex offenders are not moved to another community quietly. “But protest that priests are 'no worse' than other groups or than men in general is a dire indictment of the profession. It is surprising that this attitude is championed by the Church authorities. Although the extent of the problem will continue to be debated, sexual abuse by Catholic priests is a fact. The reason why priests, publicly dedicated to celibate service, abuse is a question that cries out for explanation. Sexual activity of any adult with a minor is a criminal offense. By virtue of the requirement of celibacy, sexual activity with anyone is proscribed for priests. These factors have been constant and well-known by all Church authorities” (Sipe 227−228).
Charles L. Bailey Jr.Tags: church punishment sin denial law rape excuses crime victim catholic repentance priest criminal blame child-abuse sexual-abuse survivor sexual-assault celibate bishop celibacy coverup pedophile authorities parish clergy-abuse diocese society-problem
Audio of interview - Valerie Sinason
Tags: society law police survivors uk psychotherapist child-abuse occult ritual-abuse sexual-abuse crowley satanism therapist psychoanalyst satanic-ritual-abuse sra paedophile child-sex-abuse society-problem ritualistic-abuse jimmy-savile paedophile-ring pedophiles savile
Audio of interview - Valerie Sinason
Tags: society change law police survivors uk psychotherapist child-abuse victims ritual-abuse sexual-abuse satanism therapist psychoanalyst satanic-ritual-abuse sra paedophile child-sex-abuse society-problem ritualistic-abuse jimmy-savile paedophile-ring pedophiles savile
Audio of interview - Valerie Sinason
Tags: society law police survivors uk psychotherapist child-abuse ritual-abuse sexual-abuse satanism private-eye therapist psychoanalyst satanic-ritual-abuse sra paedophile child-sex-abuse society-problem ritualistic-abuse jimmy-savile paedophile-ring pedophiles savile
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