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I do not know what has caused MacKinnon to become, and, more surprisingly, to remain, so obsessed with pornography, and so zealous for censorship. But…

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A diversity of approaches is necessary if there is to be a good chance of hitting on one that works. Progress is…
I’ve become less conservative since the Republican Party started becoming goofy,
As a social good, I think privacy is greatly overrated because privacy basically means concealment. People conceal things in order to fool…
The only rationale that the states put forth with any conviction-that same-sex couples and their children don't need marriage because same-sex couples…
Heterosexuals get drunk and pregnant, producing unwanted children; their reward is to be allowed to marry. Homosexual couples do not produce unwanted…
But Friedman seemed to share Friedrich Hayek's extreme and inaccurate view that socialism of the sort that Britain embraced under the old…
If belief in the existence of God is predicted to lead to a feeling of contentment, and the prediction is fulfilled, does…
In a religiously uniform culture, it is natural for people to take for granted the truth of the prevailing religion and its…
Fact is often stranger than fiction because most writers of fiction try to make their stories plausible.
MacKinnon's treatment of the central issue of pornography as she herself poses it - the harm that pornography does to women -…
I do not know what has caused MacKinnon to become, and, more surprisingly, to remain, so obsessed with pornography, and so zealous…
It is the censor's business to make a judgment about the propriety of the content or message of the proposed expressive activity.…

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Religious persecution may shield itself under the guise of a mistaken and over-zealous piety. — Edmund Burke
Weary with toil, I haste me to my bed The dear repose for limbs with travel tired; But then begins a journey… — William Shakespeare
In my judgment, a great mistake has been made by well meaning and zealous men, through treating error and infidelity with altogether… — J. G. Holland
I do not love a man who is zealous for nothing. — Oliver Goldsmith
Zealous men are ever displaying to you the strength of their belief. while judicious men are showing you the grounds of it. — William Shenstone
Again and again, I've seen Bush turn a blind eye as his henchmen have leveled zealous attacks against his political enemies -… — Paul Begala
People are zealous for a cause when they are not quite positive that it is true. — Bertrand Russell
Chess is difficult, it demands work, serious reflection and zealous research. — Wilhelm Steinitz
It is not indeed certain, that the most refined caution will find a proper time for bringing a man to the knowledge… — Samuel Johnson
If we consider the manner in which those who assume the office of directing the conduct of others execute their undertaking, it… — Samuel Johnson
Be persecuted, rather than be a persecutor. Be crucified, rather than be a crucifier. Be treated unjustly, rather than treat anyone unjustly.… — Isaac of Nineveh
When holy and devout religious men are at their beads, 'tis hard to draw them thence; so sweet is zealous contemplation. — William Shakespeare

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