Whenever the offence inspires
Whenever the offence inspires less horror than the punishment, the rigour of penal law is obliged to give way to the common feelings of mankind. Edward Gibbon
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Whenever the offence inspires less horror than the punishment, the rigour of penal law is obliged to give way to the common feelings of mankind. Edward Gibbon
At the end of the day, my hope is that when the new Medicare- Prescription Drug Law gets up and fully running a lot more seniors will pay a whole lot less than they do today for their much-needed medications. Dennis Hastert
I guess nobody assumes anybody is a libertarian. It’s a more complex political discussion than most people are used to, to explain why you think the way you do about public education or drug laws, and why it’s not as simple as being for or against something. Dave Barry
One of the things that has happened is that our drug laws have been institutionalized now. If you want to say that somebody’s a bad person in a movie or in a television show or something about that, you say they sell drugs or they use drugs. Carl Hart
In the “Personal Story” segment tonight, the state of Oregon is extremely liberal in its state government and judicial system.That state has lenient drug laws, including wide access to medical marijuana. Bill O’Reilly
What mostly prevents black people from voting is that drug laws send them to prison, and then they can’t vote. Bill Maher
The prestige of government has undoubtedly been lowered considerably by the prohibition law. For nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced. It is an open secret that the dangerous increase of crime in this country is closely connected with this. … Read more
Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced. Albert Einstein
Federal and state laws (should) be changed to no longer make it a crime to possess marijuana for private use. Richard M. Nixon
We should not have drug laws or a court system that disproportionately punishes the black community. Rand Paul