"Civil government cannot let any group ride roughshod over others simply because their consciences tell them to do so."
by:
Justice Robert H. Jackson
(1892-1954) Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, chief U.S. prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials
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I guess we here, can not shoot the messenger, as he was an integral part of that group that rode roughshod over We The People (others) but rather, just rate the quote.
 -- Mike, Norwalk     
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     -- warren, olathe      
    But it is. Civil government is letting illegals run roughshod over our public services,
     -- Waffler, Smith, Arkansas     
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    Like when the majority oppresses the rights of the minorities and the individual. There are limits to majority rule!
     -- Logan, Memphis, TN     
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    I don't know where to begin ... ;-)
     -- E Archer, NYC     
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     -- T. Williams, Vidor      
    This quote, I'm sorry, doesn't make much sense, the understanding of conscience is that it prevents you from "riding roughshod" over others. Most of the Planet's individuals displays, due to self centered selfishness, no conscience. The mature well rounded developed individual has the mentally healthy device of conscienceness.
     -- Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown     
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    Think Climate Change, Diversity-Equity-Inclusion, and the whole host of "social justice" initiatives that grant power to the state over the rights of the People at large.  Farming being regulated out of existence, energy production being banned for the common good, censorship of anything that exposes state/corporate corruption, medical discoveries banned, open borders, ballot stuffing, politicians profiting from insider trading — all are promoted in the name of "fairness and equity."  That's politicians "riding roughshod" with clean consciences ...  All aspects of socialism, I  might add, the mother of altruism gone astray.
     -- E Archer, NYC     
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