If one views ethics as a life compass, as I do, then what does it mean to guide one's life "perfectly"? Is the goal of a sailor to "perfectly" follow a compass heading in a perfectly straight line -- or is it to get to his destination, learning and adjusting as he goes, using his knowledge and skills to the best of his ability? Robert James Bidinotto The Passion of Barbara Branden
... you can't allow "market competition" over the very definitions and meanings of such basic legal principles as "justice," "rights," "aggression," "self-defense," etc. Robert James Bidinotto From "Contra Anarchism, Part III," in discussing the social need for government and law.
"Problems loom large, when men don't." (Quoted in Reader's Digest) Robert James Bidinotto Robert James Bidinotto
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