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“Equality was the bastion against arbitrary power. This was expressed in the historical demand for “No taxation without representation”, and “No legislation without representation”.”
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“The criminal and penal systems have been operating under a huge mistake, namely, the belief that punishment will deter, prevent or inhibit violence, when in fact it is the most powerful stimulant of violence that we have yet discovered.”
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Learning exactly how stress will shorten my lifespan is doing surprisingly little to help with my stress 🤔
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