This could never be a crime in any society which deems itself enlightened.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Enlightened societies do not criminalize this specific act.
- In plain terms
- Any wise society would accept this as not a crime.
- What can you take from it?
- Progressive values reject punishing this behavior.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What defines an enlightened society?
- Should all moral views be legal?
Another view
Definitions of enlightenment vary across cultures and times.
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