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I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolera

I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do. – Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

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If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. – Louis D. Brandeis

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Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one. – Chinese Proverb

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Every actual state is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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