"There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws."

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"Dying societies accumulate laws like dying men accumulate remedies"

The concept of original sin means everyone is guilty. No one is innocent.

The concept of intersectionality + privilege means everyone is guilty. No one is innocent.

Two moral frameworks. Superficially different but deep down, the same.