"[About Demolition Man's predictions of the future:] What is completely spot on [...] is the idea that laws have shifted away from the protection of individual rights and any sane theory of justice towards controlling people's behavior for the 'greater good', as envisioned by this society's elites."
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"The Smartest 'Dumb Movie' Ever Made" (at 6m53s), Out of Frame, Foundation for Economic Education on YouTube, 3 February 2022.
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