Proving his antagonist’s point? Socrates insisted that justice was something other than the “advantage of the stronger” — yet he submitted to an unjust death sentence, thereby apparently validating the idea that citizens have a moral responsibility to submit to officially sanctioned injustice. “Justice is merely the advantage of the stronger…. Injustice, if it is on a large enough scale, is stronger, firmer, and more masterful than justice.” ~ Thrasymachus the Sophist, as quoted in Plato’s Republic (book I) Accompanied by the familiar fanfare of self-congratulation, the FBI recently arrested four members of the “sovereign citizen” movement in Las Vegas. … Continue reading Paper ‘Money’