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| (...) No. Might, or mob rule, does not make right. Rights must be paramount to the desires of the mob. I reject democracy when it is unfettered. The majority voting to deny even one single person rights, while democratic, is unjust. I prefer a (...) (24 years ago, 8-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) You have correctly interpreted my "No", Lar. "No, it does not", that was what I should have written. Language issues... :-) But you missed my point. The State grants the license, but the use the driver makes of it is his responsability. His (...) (24 years ago, 8-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| |  | | Re: Violence created by presence of guns? (was: Gotta love Oracle...)
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| (...) Most criminals aren't stupid. Given a choice against going up against an armed or unarmed victim, most will logically choose the unarmed victim. I sure would if I were a criminal! -- | Tom Stangl, iPlanet Web Server Technical Support | Sun (...) (24 years ago, 8-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) (snipped) (...) If so many favor it, it can be right. The choice of the majority, right or wrong, is the one to follow. The basic principle of Democracy. (...) I dunno, I'll take your word for it. ;-) Pedro (24 years ago, 8-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) (snipped) (...) ! (...) Yeah, right... (...) That is why mankind invented LANGUAGE... to express. A tool for expression is a pencil, a guitar, a toy, the body expression... A gun is a tool to *end* the need for speech. You shoot, you win, you (...) (24 years ago, 8-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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