This reeks of “when they go low we go high,” laws can and will be changed. Odd to quote Threes Company but good show regardless of the qualms about doing the necessary to get this nation survivable again
It’s from A Man for All Seasons, a play that illustrates the importance of the rule of law.
William Roper: “So, now you give the Devil the benefit of law!”
Sir Thomas More: “Yes! What would you do? Cut a great road through the law to get after the Devil?”
William Roper: “Yes, I’d cut down every law in England to do that!”
Sir Thomas More: “Oh? And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned 'round on you, where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat? This country is planted thick with laws, from coast to coast, Man’s laws, not God’s! And if you cut them down, and you’re just the man to do it, do you really think you could stand upright in the winds that would blow then? Yes, I’d give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety’s sake!
Now we know the kinds of sentences to hand down when we re-try the Jan 6 Insurrectionists.
That’s a lot of hope for the future of a failing nation.
While deserving, this would require violating our own laws.
We cannot cut down all the trees to find the devil Mr. roper.
This reeks of “when they go low we go high,” laws can and will be changed. Odd to quote Threes Company but good show regardless of the qualms about doing the necessary to get this nation survivable again
It’s from A Man for All Seasons, a play that illustrates the importance of the rule of law.
William Roper: “So, now you give the Devil the benefit of law!”
Sir Thomas More: “Yes! What would you do? Cut a great road through the law to get after the Devil?”
William Roper: “Yes, I’d cut down every law in England to do that!”
Sir Thomas More: “Oh? And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned 'round on you, where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat? This country is planted thick with laws, from coast to coast, Man’s laws, not God’s! And if you cut them down, and you’re just the man to do it, do you really think you could stand upright in the winds that would blow then? Yes, I’d give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety’s sake!
I like this a lot and will seek this play out. I appreciate the edification!