It is actually a principle of modern paternalism that if you want something you should be stopped from having it[…] Most foods are harmful to some pe… - Celia Green

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It is actually a principle of modern paternalism that if you want something you should be stopped from having it[…] Most foods are harmful to some people if taken in excess, and I expect the only reason that carrots are still available without a prescription is that no one has got very excited about them, or claimed that they might cure cancer.

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Celia Green (born November 26, 1935) is a British philosopher and author.

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Now if anyone were reminded about the inconceivable by the fact of existence at all constantly, he would sooner or later have the perception that there may be inconceivable considerations which are inconceivably more important than any conceivable consideration could be.

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