Governments will always misuse
Governments will always misuse the machinery of the law as far as the state of public opinion permits. Emile Capouya
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Governments will always misuse the machinery of the law as far as the state of public opinion permits. Emile Capouya
All the things of the wild have their proper uses. Only misuse makes them evil. Ellis Peters
Grown-up people seem to be busy by clockwork… They run their unswerving course from object to object, directed by some mysterious inner needle that points all the time to what they must do next. You can only marvel at such misuse of time. Elizabeth Bowen
I would say to [Chinese government], You don’t need Tibet really. You don’t need all the problems Tibet creates for you. It’s so small, so far away. Give them their religious freedom and I know that they wouldn’t misuse it. Elie Wiesel
The separation of church and state can sometimes be frustrating for women and men of deep religious faith. They may be tempted to misuse government in order to impose a value which they cannot persuade others to accept. But once we succumb to that temptation, we step onto a slippery slope where everyone’s freedom is … Read more
In the ethical sense, propaganda bears the same relation to education as to business or politics. It may be abused. It may be used to over-advertise an institution and to create in the public mind artificial values. There can be no absolute guarantee against its misuse. Edward Bernays
LISP has jokingly been described as \”the most intelligent way to misuse a computer.\” I think that description is a great compliment because it transmits the full flavour of liberation: it has assisted a number of our most gifted fellow humans in thinking previously impossible thoughts. Edsger Dijkstra
The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse. Edmund Burke
Space exploration must be undertaken not only out of simple human curiosity but also to further the survival of the species. The twentieth century has seen the unprecedented development and proliferation of magnificent technologies. Many of them, through design, ignorance, or misuse, are capable of destroying life as well as enhancing it. Space exploration alone … Read more
Worry is nothing less than the misuse of your imagination Ed Foreman