... rather than excuses; they are concerned with the rights of those other than the originator of the principle. A moral justification will provide a valid reason why something should or should not happen. A famous debate concerning morals was between a Professor Hart and Lord Devlin. Professor Hart argued that morality was something totally different to law. He said law was the logical correct decision and morals were private judgements. Lord Devlin said law and morals were one of the same. The statement, "You can't legislate morality," is, in my opinion, a half truth. Almost every law on the statute books of every civil government is based on a moral, for example, slander or perjury laws enact the moral requirement "thou shalt not bear false witness." Traffic laws are moral laws also; their purpose is to protect life and property. Again they reflect the Ten Commandments. This is what ...

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