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And some judges preach to people a little too. . .

although it usually falls on deaf ears, and doesn’t do

a whole lot of good.

One day a judge was saying to a defendant:

“It’s alcohol, and the evils of alcohol

alone, that is responsible for your

deplorable condition.”

The sermon went right over the man’s head. He said:

“Well, thank you, your honor.

Everyone has always told me it is all my fault.”

The most interesting comment a judge ever made to

me was,

“Himes, you’re too moral and ethical

to be a lawyer.”

I have pondered that comment for years.

Laws and rules are imposed by a government
that requires people abide by them.

Morals refer to the ethics of conduct a person
chooses to live and be governed by.
They are two very opposite realities.

Law is imposed and dictated.

Morals are chosen and adopted.

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