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Steven Beyer, the creator of the work, never intended his sculpture to "cause such an uproar." He said this work that he based the questions on the "hierarchy of human needs developed by psychologist Abraham Maslow...
...conduct: the liquor business thrived under prohibition; marijuana dealers have no problems peddling the illegal wee. Will argued, however, that laws can affect people's ethics, citing two examples: the Civil War, and the Civil Rights legislation of a century later. In the case of the former, Will said Abraham Lincoln decided than an immoral act--the spread of slavery--had gone too far. Lincoln enforced his belief that the freedom of choice could no longer be allowed. In adopting the rights legislation of the 1960s, Congress decided it would be better for Blacks and whites to eat together, work...
...favor, Egypt's thrust through Israeli defenses in the Sinai purged the country of the humiliation it had suffered in three previous wars with the Jewish state. For most Egyptians, who would watch the parade on television, the occasion also signaled the start of a holiday celebrating Abraham's sacrifice...
...rigorous ongoing national debate over trimming entitlements helps direct attention to a fundamental and vital question: What level of benefits does a citizen have a right to expect from his Government? Both liberal Democrats and conservative Republicans could probably accept Abraham Lincoln's answer -Government ought to undertake only those functions that individuals cannot perform for themselves-although they would surely interpret it differently. Certainly a decent, and especially an affluent, society must ensure some very basic rights: no one should starve, or die for lack of medical attention. Beyond that, Government should strive to improve the lives...
Critics of the plea believe that the standard is inconsistent and impossible to apply fairly. If mental defects are exculpatory, asks Dr. Abraham Halpern, director of psychiatry at United Hospital in Port Chester, N.Y., why shouldn't heredity, poverty and cultural deprivations also be? Others, like University of Chicago Law Professor Norval Morris, contend that jurors cannot make much sense of the tortured language in the M'Naghten and Brawner rules. "Even the so-called experts don't understand them," says Morris. Instead of acquitting defendants with mental problems, some scholars would prefer to have a judge...