Randall Terry - Most of the Ten Commandments are negative. The purpose of law is not to mandate good...

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Most of the Ten Commandments are negative. The purpose of law is not to mandate good behavior. That concept comes from the French Revolution.

Randall Terry

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Die meisten der Zehn Gebote sind negativ. Der Zweck des Gesetzes ist es nicht, gutes Benehmen zu fordern. Dieses Konzept stammt aus der Französischen Revolution.

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