“[T]ake the war on drugs. The average American says, "The war on drugs has been beneficial." The rest of us see reality. This war has destroyed thousands of Americans. It is also a pretext for government agents to rob innocent people in airports and on the highways - they seize and confiscate large amounts of cash and say to their victims: "Sue us if you don't like it." And more and more judges, politicians, intelligence agents, and law-enforcement officers are on the take - as dependent on the drug-war largess as the drug lords themselves.” PeopleIfsHas BeensWarRealityGovernmentLawLordJudgingAmountPoliticianDrugVictimAverageInnocentDestroyedAgentsDependentOfficersCashLaw EnforcementEnforcementHighwaysAirportsBeneficialWar On DrugsPretext Author:Jacob G. Hornberger
“Every thing useful and beneficial to man, seems to be connected with obedience to the laws of his nature, the inclinations, the duties, and the happiness of individuals, resolve themselves into customs and habits, favorable, in the highest degree, to society. In no case is this more apparent, than in the customs of nations respecting marriage.” MenSeemsLawIndividualNationsCasesDutyHabitDegreesHighestConnectedObedienceResolveCustomsInclinationBeneficial Book:The Natural and Civil History of Vermont Source: The Natural and Civil History of Vermont
“Where nature makes natural allies of us all, we can demonstrate that beneficial relations are possible even with those with whom we most deeply disagree-and this must someday be the basis of world peace and world law.” WorldLawNaturalBasesRelationSomedayAlliesDisagreeBeneficial Book:Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1961 Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1961
“No law can possibly meet the convenience of every one: we must be satisfied if it be beneficial on the whole and to the majority.” IfsWholeLawMajoritySatisfiedBeneficialConvenience Author:Livy