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E, da un amico nei ricevuti della posta elettronica, c’è un report sulla corruzione del potere a Middletown in New Jersey.
Egli prosegue:
Questo è l’estratto da quella conferenza stampa che risuonò con il mio amico dal New Jersey.
Selezione e traduzione Antonio De Honestis
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Thursday 24th. February, 2005
12.17
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And, from a pal in today’s e-inbox, is a report of mayoral corruption in Middletown, New Jersey… CNN.com – Mayors charged in corruption sting – Feb 23, 2005. He goes on…
Forgive my passion on this, but it was a comment you made ten years ago March, when we sat at Virgin NYC at a roundtable interview, the entire interview was transcribed, because I ran home to transcribe a comment you made when people were introducing selves, why they were there…
This is the excerpt from that press conference which resonated with my pal from NJ…
Q: A member of the conference mentions that he is a law student.
RF: When legal firms in the process of law have little or no regard for either the provision of justice nor the establishment of truth, ordinary people will seek natural justice in their own way. This is dangerous. Since legal institutions are not concerned with either the provision of justice nor the establishment of truth, let us sound this as a warning.
When political institutions lack credibility and belief, when legal institutions lack credibility and belief, when financial institutions have been distrusted, the last remaining pillar of the culture of a society, in my view, is our artists. Now at the point at which an artist will lie to their public for money, the civilisation has just died. So, ask yourself this question: did John Lennon lie to you for money? Did Jimi Hendrix lie to you for money? Did Dylan lie to you for money? And go down the top twenty albums, and ask: which one of these singers sings to me true, despite any financial or other pressure made upon them? You might be as concerned and worried as I am. Because if you don’t provide me with justice, nor tell me the truth, I will seek justice and truth in my own way, and that will necessarily be outside the process of law. And that is dangerous.