The negative penalties of the Old Testament case laws were not harsh but just, not a threat to society but rather the necessary judicial foundation of civic freedomโฆ the Old Testament was harsh on criminals because it was soft on victims.
Gary NorthKarl Marx was the foremost hater and most incessant whiner in the history of Western Civilization. He was a spoiled, overeducated brat who never grew up; he just grew more shrill as he grew older. His lifelong hatred and whining have led to the deaths (so far) of perhaps a hundred million people, depending on how many people perished under Mao's tyranny. We will probably never know.
Gary NorthAll long-term social change comes from the successful efforts of one or another struggling organizations to capture the minds of a hard core of future leaders.
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