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How does something immoral, when done privately, become moral when it is done collectively? Furthermore, does legality establish morality? Slavery was legal; apartheid is legal; Stalinist, Nazi, and Maoist urges were legal. Clearly, the fact of legality does not justify these crimes. Legality, alone, cannot be the talisman of moral people.
By: | Walter E. Williams (more quotes by Walter E. Williams or books by/about Walter E. Williams) |
(1936-2020) Columnist, Professor of Economics at George Mason University | |
Source: | All It Takes Is Guts |
Categories: | Collectivism, Corruption, Injustice, Law, Morality, Slavery, Statism, Totalitarian |
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