Custom has furnished the only basis which ethics have ever had, and there is no conceivable human action which custom has not at one time justified and at another condemned.
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Those whose conscience demands that they defy authority in some ways that involve great consequences must be willing to accept some penalty.Joseph Wood
We will speak to the community about what they want in improvements, such as in transportation, traffic, pedestrian traffic and aesthetic features.
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People who are making us do additional work are liable for the cost. Rather than burdening the entire population with the work caused by a few, it makes a few accountable for the cost.
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It's without a doubt the worst visual spot in town. We don't always get complaints from those areas. You've got folks whose property is in the same condition as the people across the street.
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He also doesn't always act in a proper manner at City Council meetings, ... I think the mayor's office should take a little different direction.
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