Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself; and where they are, they should be changed. Nowhere is this more clear than in the laws against possession of marijuana in private for personal use… Therefore, I support legislation amending Zim l law to eliminate all criminal penalties for the possession of up … Continue reading Possession
The study of law can be disappointing at times, a matter of applying narrow rules and arcane procedure to an uncooperative reality;…. Continue reading Law as a memory
Why should I give up revenge? On behalf of what? Moral principles? And what of the higher order of things, in which evil deeds are punished?…. Continue reading Revenge
Unjust laws exist; shall we be content to obey them, or shall we endeavor to amend them, and obey them until we have succeeded, or shall we transgress them at once?…. Continue reading Injustice
I do not think one can assess a writer’s motives without knowing something of his early development. His subject matter will be determined by the age he lives in… but before he ever begins to write he will have acquired an emotional attitude from which he will never completely escape. It is his job, no doubt, to discipline his temperament and avoid getting stuck at … Continue reading Writers
Any parent who actually cares, who has experienced the stress that comes from feeling absolute responsibility while every day feeling more and more that less and less is under your conscious control, goes through times of bleak despair. Child-rearing is unbelieveably difficult– if people had a clue beforehand just how difficult it is, no one would volunteer to do it! It’s especially difficult early on, … Continue reading Parents
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