"Law without force is impotent; force without law is blind." (Blaise Pascal) and "
The capacity of people for good makes democracy desirable; their capacity for evil makes democracy necessary." (Reinhold Niebuhr) are two quotes that tie in a lot with the movie "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence". In the movie the Sheriff of the town and Ransom Stoddard did not have any force to enforce the law that they preached so Liberty Valence, an outlaw, basically does whatever he wants because there is no one to enforce the law. The movie also illustrates force without law through Liberty Valence because he exercises force without adhering to law. If either scenario occurs in real life a similar situation to the movie would occur. The second quote is validated in the movie by showing the good characters support democracy and having it be necessary because of people like Liberty Valence.
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I really like the connection you made with the quote and the movie we watched in class. I also believe Liberty personified the idea that if democracy doesn't exist; so will evil. However id like to bring up the point that the lawyer in the film supported the other side of the quote. Throughout the whole movie he always tried to avoid conflict for the betterment of the town. This is an example of someones capacity to do good leading to the promotion of a democracy.
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