Friday, May 12, 2006

Lawlessness, Law, Lawlessness

So, with a bit of a pause in the middle, I am a newly minted attorney, at least in license.

In law school, which is now a long time ago although I recently passed the bar on the first try, I did come to appreciate that we live in a system of laws, that this protects us from the worst kind of anarchy. But, a little later, I met and came to appreciate anarchists and their philosophy. I still think we need some laws, but look forward to a day when we teach enlightenment such that very few laws will be needed, and even less enforcement. The laws that remain will be followed not because they are the law, but because people understand what makes them important, and would follow or even invent them of their own accord even if they were not formally recorded.

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