A strict observance of the written law is doubtless one of the high duties of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The laws of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation. To lose our country by a scrupulous adherence to the written law, would be to lose the law itself, with life, liberty, property and all those who are enjoying them with us; thus absurdly sacrificing the ends to the means. - Thomas Jefferson
Never read that quote, thank you. It brings to mind the argument that Twitter is "just a private company, I thought you guys supported free markets?" To piggyback Franklin here, yes the free market is important, but to allow giant corporations to undermine our entire society in the name of the free market is an absurd sacrifice of the ends to the means.
A strict observance of the written law is doubtless one of the high duties of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The laws of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation. To lose our country by a scrupulous adherence to the written law, would be to lose the law itself, with life, liberty, property and all those who are enjoying them with us; thus absurdly sacrificing the ends to the means. - Thomas Jefferson
Never read that quote, thank you. It brings to mind the argument that Twitter is "just a private company, I thought you guys supported free markets?" To piggyback Franklin here, yes the free market is important, but to allow giant corporations to undermine our entire society in the name of the free market is an absurd sacrifice of the ends to the means.