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posted by [personal profile] eftychia at 05:25am on 2010-01-08

"Ethics and law are like two forbidden lovers. They meet with the same intent but can never marry." -- an unnamed friend of [info] rbowspryte

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posted by (anonymous) at 02:24pm on 2010-01-08
Actually, I think there's very good evidence that that's not true - Law can't enforce ethics on an individual basis, but it does a great job at changing societal mores over time. Think of how much affirmative action contributed to the change of racial behavior in the USA.
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