Tao te Kev
September
2006
When we create laws to prevent immoral behavior, we make society less moral
to provoke Jeff’s philosopher into telling me which book to go read. I was expecting something from the 20th century. He found something a little older
The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be.
Tao te Ching. Ch 57
The more weapons you have, the less secure people will be.
The more subsidies you have, the less self-reliant people will be.