curat

• “Mr. Thomson, the "curat" of Anstruther Easter, was a man highly obnoxious to the devout: in the first place, because he was a "curat"; in the second place, because he was a person of irregular and scandalous life; and in the third place, because he was generally suspected of dealings with the Enemy of Man.”

  Across the Plains: With Other Memories and Essays

• “So now in addition to the “ends justify the means” and “de minimis non curat lex” apologia for RW dictatorships, we have an implicit “no true Scotsman” argument: “No real RW gummint has secret police and a surveillance state” (even if they torture and kill their dissidents and anyone else that gets in theirway).”

  The Volokh Conspiracy » Competing Explanations for the Oppressive Nature of Socialism

• “Any “establishment of religion” involved in allowing it to stand is so small that the appropriate response to suits like this is a dismissal by the first judge to see it on the principle of de minimis non curat lex.”

  The Volokh Conspiracy » Cross Memorials on Government Land

• “So now in addition to the “ends justify the means” and “de minimus non curat lex” apologia for RW dictatorships, we have an implicit “no true Scotsman” argument: “No real RW gummint has secret police and a surveillance state” (even if they torture and kill their dissidents and anyone else that gets in their way).”

  The Volokh Conspiracy » Competing Explanations for the Oppressive Nature of Socialism

• “Along with “the ends justify the means”, we now have “de minimis non curat lex” ....”

  The Volokh Conspiracy » Competing Explanations for the Oppressive Nature of Socialism

• “A well-known legal maxim says de minimis non curat lex, “the law does not concern itself with trifles,” and neither should we if we want peace of mind.”

  Simon & Schuster: Make Yourself Unforgettable

• “Why does it take 60 pages to say “de minimis non curat lex”?”

  The Volokh Conspiracy » Ninth Circuit Upholds “Under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance,

• “Along with “the ends justify the means”, we now have “de minimis non curat lex”....”

  The Volokh Conspiracy » Competing Explanations for the Oppressive Nature of Socialism

• “So now in addition to the “ends justify the means” and “de minimis non curat lex” apologia for RW dictatorships, we have an implicit “no true Scotsman” argument: “No real RW gummint has secret police and a surveillance state” even if they torture and kill their dissidents and anyone else that gets in theirway.”

  The Volokh Conspiracy » Competing Explanations for the Oppressive Nature of Socialism

• “So now in addition to the “ends justify the means” and “de minimus non curat lex” apologia for RW dictatorships, we have an implicit “no true Scotsman” argument: “No real RW gummint has secret police and a surveillance state” even if they torture and kill their dissidents and anyone else that gets in their way.”

  The Volokh Conspiracy » Competing Explanations for the Oppressive Nature of Socialism

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