Drugs, gambling, and prostitution are the Big Three underground 'moneymakers' in consensual crime. There would be, however, significant boosts to the economy if the stigma attached to the other consensual crimes were eliminated through legalization.
Peter McWilliamsMany people weigh the guilt, they will feel against the pleasure of the forbidden action they want to take.
Peter McWilliamsBy pursuing any one of our dreams, we can find fulfillment. We don't need to pursue them all.
Peter McWilliamsThis is how it happens. We get the Dream, but we don't get to dictate every step toward the dream.
Peter McWilliamsWe have a problem with drugs? Let's declare war on drugs! We have a problem with crime? Let's declare war on crime! We have a problem with violence? Let's declare war on violence! The deeply ingrained American attitude that we can solve any problem w/enough force creates, feeds, & rewards the epidemic of violence we are currently experiencing.
Peter McWilliams