"Let us revise our views and work from the premise that all laws should before the welfare of society as a whole and not directed at the punishment of sins."
John Biggs, Jr .(1895-1979) former Chief Judge, US Court of Appeals, Third Circuit (1945-65)
"The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral,is not sufficient warrant."
John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) English philosopher and economist
"We enact many laws that manufacture criminals,and then a few that punish them."
Benjamin R. Tucker (1854-1939)
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