“Individuals have their own way[s] of surviving.”

“Felons can say that.”

“And get away with it. Their mama taught them right from wrong.”

“And in the instances their mothers didn’t?”

“Some laws will have to remain on the books. We’re not at ‘total liberation’ yet.”

“I’m sure Timothy Leary is turning over in his grave.”

“I saw that movie Compulsion again with Orson Welles and Dean Stockwell, Bradford Dillman.”

[nods]

“Great oratory from Welles as the co-defendants’ criminal defense lawyer. Reminds me of the French novel by Zola about Victor Hugo or by Victor Hugo about Zola. Or maybe it was the British one–yes. A famous British actor playing a defense attorney. Gives a great speech about strife and integrity in the enforcement of jurisprudence.”

“Prudence being the operative word?”

John Rubens

Sunday Morning Thoughts of Ethics

November 29, 2020