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Solving the Humanity Problem with the Criminal Code.
03-Feb-10It is tried over and over again – and it fails every time. The Law, as says Paul, “is powerless to oppose the flesh.” But still the temptation remains to fix it all with a law. The most effective mode of practicing this heresy, of course, is to pick a minority and enforce the law [...]