A government ought to know how and when to make law, but more especially when not to. This was the message of Viscount Falkland early in the 17th Century, who declared before the British Parliament: “Mr. Speaker, when it is not necessary to change, it is necessary not to change.”
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Ignorance of the Law
is an excuse, if you’re a congressman. And not only an excuse, but grounds for acquittal. We’ve all heard it: Ignorance of the law is no excuse. Well, in 1978 a federal district court judge ruled that a defendant must be acquitted if he had acted in good faith believing he was not violating anyContinueContinue reading “Ignorance of the Law”
Albert Jay Nock 