[Tomalak]

Yup. Whatever some libertarians think, the law is no substitute for morality.

[David Cannady]

Libertarians don't expect to substitute law for morality. They expect that, absent a bunch of mommies in blue, we'd police ourselves.

The death of respect for each other has come from overreaching authoritarianism.

Respect was born of the certain knowledge that, if you went to far with someone, you could expect to get a knuckle sandwich. Not now! NO! People can be as insulting as they want to, but if you even threaten to respond with violence, you get arrested. That has been the death of civility and the downfall of morality. And adding more laws upon laws will never replace it. Only a return to individual sovereignty will bring us back.

[Cultural Jihad]

Yup. Whatever some libertarians think, the law is no substitute for morality.

Well said. The law is not a religion. The law cannot give one a conscience. The law cannot compel one to stop and help another. We need much more than mere human laws in order to have a healthy, functioning society. But the law does have an important role to play.