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The law does not define what's ethical. Mao, Stalin and many other authorities acted strictly inside the law and yet commited massive attrocities. Frederic Bas
by sebastianconcpt 10y ago
The law does not define what's ethical. Mao, Stalin and many other authorities acted strictly inside the law and yet commited massive attrocities.
Frederic Bastiat wrote a short book "The Law" where he elaborates on this and the purpose of law.
Thomas Jefferson was also very aware about questioning inmoral laws.
- vlehto 10y agoIf the definitions given by law sometimes fail in some context, it does not mean that law would not try to define what is ethical. Criminal law always tries to formalize the average ethical landscape of citizens. But there are lots of ways how you can try to do it. And success varies greatly. Anyhow it's the best thing anybody has.