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December 10, 2025

There are not enough jails, not enough policemen, not enough courts to enforce a law not supported by the people.

Hubert Humphrey (1911–1978), American Democratic politician and vice president, speech at Williamsburg, 1 May 1965, Jay p.185

How often have you underestimated the power of people to enforce the law on others—the less lawfully inclined—by the simple act of obeying it themselves? Or are you one of those who believes every transgression needs a law to punish it?

Never mind not supported by the people, how about police forces, courts and jails not adequately funded by the government, or worse—privatized so the taxpayer can enrich the shareholders of some prison corporation?


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