I want the Supreme Court to stand up and tell me that fucking is dirty and no good.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Bruce sarcastically challenges the Supreme Court to declare sex dirty, highlighting their lack of power to define morality.
- In plain terms
- He mocks the court's ability to call sex dirty.
- What can you take from it?
- Courts cannot dictate morality.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Should courts define morals?
- Who sets standards?
Another view
It assumes the court shouldn't touch moral issues at all.
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