Justice is the cornerstone of any free society, and it is in fact the cornerstone of humanity itself. Action and consequence govern our lives and restrict our actions.

This is a good thing.

We have all seen those people who live life without restriction and consequence. The Jefferey Epstein’s of the world, the celebrities and superstars of the world, those rich and powerful enough to no longer care about consequence. Their lives are a hedonistic misery punctuated by botched plastic surgery and drug overdoses.

There before the grace of God, go I.

These people reject the concept of action and consequence, and in doing so they reject their humanity.

Our limitations help to suppress our worst instincts and they help to buoy our best instincts. Our understanding of action and consequence helps force us to obey the........

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