Punishment in Search of a Crime - The European Conservative

Punishment in Search of a Crime - The European Conservative

Theodore Dalrymple: "One of the perplexing characteristics of modern intellectual life--or so, at least, it seems to me--is the inordinate amount of time and energy one must expend on arguing against the most obvious rubbish. One is continually faced by a dilemma: either to waste time and energy on argument, or to let the rubbish spread its baleful influence. Worse still, the doubt persists that, however conclusive one's arguments, they will have no practical effect and the ship of state will continue on its course towards the rocks. It is tempting to retreat into a private world and cultivate one's garden."