Chapter 11

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"Good laws lead to the making of better ones; bad ones bring about the worse." -Jean-Jacques Rousseau (The Art of Being Human tenth edition, Richard Paul Janaro, Thelma C. Altshuler, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Page 375, right margin)

1635, The surrender of Breda, Rome, Diego Velázquez

Good laws do lead to better laws or simply exist as they are. There isn't much to say about the good laws their not the interesting part of this quote. The bad laws bring about the worse in law enforcement and the people. People with bad morals will capitalize on the mistakes made in the laws and exploit them for their own gain. It is hard to fight back against them since legally they have a ground to justify their misgivings. I don't feel like this is always the case though. Bad laws point out the flaws in the systems help outline what needs to be done.

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"They deem him their worst enemy who tells them the truth" -Plato (The Art of Being Human tenth edition, Richard Paul Janaro, Thelma C. Altshuler, Plato, Page 362, left margin quote three)

1840, Bayard sur le pont de Garigliano, Paris, Henri Félix Emmanuel Philippoteaux

People always say the truth hurts and there is some truth to that. It makes sense if someone dislikes a person who tells things as it is no matter what the situation is. There is a time and a place to sugarcoat words and if you do not understand when you need to not be blunt you may be seen as arrogant and just dislikable. If someone is your emeny then they really will not sugarcoat their words which will further cement their place in your mind as a foe not a friend. The moral of the story don't be a uh donkey

A little unrelated but this quote also makes me think of Charlie's Ants comic strip that became a meme (I added the strip down below). It was a pretty good meme but it's dead now...

Unknown date of creation or where it was made. Made by Charlies Ants

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"Everybody always did our thinking for us" -Winifred Jourdain (The Art of Being Human tenth edition, Richard Paul Janaro, Thelma C. Altshuler, Winifred Jourdain, Page 380, left margin)

Late Medieval, Alexander III and Ollamh Rígh, Scotland, Artist Unkown

Laws, religion, and society shape the way we act and think. Ever since we are born we are born influenced by external factors and our parental figures. It isn't necessarily a bad thing since a lot of those laws and norms are there for reasons. A world that is just total anarchy would be insanely chaotic. I chose the illustration of a king for this quote since monarchs were usually seen as divine beings whose words were law. They decided how those under them would behave.

To some extent we need someone to guide our thoughts at the beginning of life but as we grow if people keep trying to fully control your thoughts and actions you lose your individuality. Other cultures are born into shame from others due to our ancestors teaching us their prejudices against them and we continue to spread the hate to later generations. Sadly that is still very common today and it is frowned upon for someone to think for themselves or simply do as they please.

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