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"Life, however, is lived on a slippery slope: Taxation could become confiscation; police could become gestapos. But the benefits from taxation and police make us willing to wager that our judgment can stop slides down dangerous slopes."
-- George F. Will, "Silliness on Stem Cells" for The Washington Post
Life is lived on a slippery slope...
Monk loved that retort to the familiar cautionary argument of the slippery slope. Mr. Will has a striking way of grabbing the jugular of an argument. In this instance, he is even doing so in service of embryonic stem-cell research, discussing Senator Frist's split with the Administration on the issue.
"Life, however, is lived on a slippery slope: Taxation could become confiscation; police could become gestapos. But the benefits from taxation and police make us willing to wager that our judgment can stop slides down dangerous slopes."
-- George F. Will, "Silliness on Stem Cells" for The Washington Post
Life is lived on a slippery slope...
Monk loved that retort to the familiar cautionary argument of the slippery slope. Mr. Will has a striking way of grabbing the jugular of an argument. In this instance, he is even doing so in service of embryonic stem-cell research, discussing Senator Frist's split with the Administration on the issue.
