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Steve Pearce: “One thing is you cannot legislate morality, you cannot legislate common sense, you cannot legislate people doing the…”

On the recordAugust 5, 2014
One thing is you cannot legislate morality, you cannot legislate common sense, you cannot legislate people doing the right thing.
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Steve Pearce
New Mexico

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Steve Pearce discusses the limitations of legislation in ensuring ethical behavior.

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