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A Rare Bird, A Strange Duck, One Funky Blog
random thought of the moment:
Set aside justice, then, and what are kingdoms but great bands of brigands? For what are brigands’ bands but little kingdoms? For in brigandage the hands of the underlings are directed by the commander, the confederacy of them is sworn together, and the pillage is shared by law among them. And if those ragamuffins grow up to be able enough to keep forts, build habitations, possess cities, and conquer adjoining nations, then their government is no longer called brigandage, but graced with the eminent name of a kingdom, given and gotten not because they have left their practices but because they use them without danger of law. Elegant and excellent was that pirate’s answer to the great Macedonian Alexander, who had taken him; the king asking him how he durst molest the seas so, he replied with a free spirit: “How darest thou molest the whole earth? But because I do it only with a little ship, I am called brigand: thou doing it with a great navy art called emperor.”
— , City of God, Book IV
death penalty
Leadership
I'm really starting to like Chaput. Thanks, edey, for the tip.
What
we can do isn't always what we should do
Embryonic stem cell research: The end never justifies the means
A few years ago, a friend of mine attended a conference in Washington, D.C., titled "Supercomputing and the […]
Way of Life vs Way of Death
When will we get beyond this poor excuse for justice?
BTW, this guy is pretty old. If he should die or retire while Bush is in office,
Dubya will get to replace him. That could be good news if a pro-life judge is installed.
That could be bad news because […]
Truly Pro-Life
Supporting the death penalty is not pro-life.
O'Malley
hits plan for death penalty
By Michael Paulson and Ralph Ranalli, Globe Staff | May 8, 2004
"Calling the death penalty 'state-sponsored violence,'; Archbishop Sean
P. O'Malley yesterday blasted Governor Mitt Romney's proposal to restore capital
punishment by creating […]
Just Like Roe
Just as Roe regrets watch she unleashed, Bill Wiseman has had a change of heart.
Poison Penalty
Bill Wiseman Drafted the Law Allowing Lethal Injections, Then Lived to Regret It
By Don Oldenburg
"William Wiseman Jr. sits on a worn cottage sofa as rain pelts his […]
