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" While anarchy can often turn a humdrum weekend into something unforgettable, eventually the mob must be kept from . And while it would be nice if that "something" was simple human decency, anybody who has witnessed the "50% Off Wedding Dress Sale" at Filene's Basement knows we need a backup plan--preferably in writing. On the other hand, too many laws can result in outright tyranny, particularly if one of those laws is " ." Somewhere between these two extremes lies the legislative sweet-spot that produces just the right amount of laws for a well-adjusted society--more than zero, less than fascism."
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legislature
anarchy
congress
fascism
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Jon Stewart |
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Decisions to cut aid for the terminally ill, for the elderly, for dependent children, for food stamps, even school lunches, are being made by men with full stomachs who live in comfortable houses with two cars and umpteen tax shelters. None of them go hungry to bed at night.
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politics
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Audre Lorde |
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Our legislators have not yet learned the comparative value of free-trade and of freedom, of union, and of rectitude, to a nation. They have no genius or talent for comparatively humble questions of taxation and finance, commerce and manufacturers and agriculture. Nuestros legisladores no han aprendido todavia el valor comparativo del libre cambio y la libertad, la union y la rectitud hacia la nacion. No tienen genio ni talento para hacerse preguntas humildes sobre impuestos y finanzas, comercio, manufactura y agricultura.
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legislators
congress
individuals
liberalism
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Henry David Thoreau |
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It's lawmakers know better than anyone that laws are more a matter of practical compromise than any kind of moral imperative.
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lawmakers
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Kim Stanley Robinson |