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An organising principle of the law is that, within identifiable limits prescribed by public law (such as crimes), a citizen is free to agree anything. But the set of things one is free to agree does not include agreement itself. For, if you agree it, you must already be consigned to it, so ''you are no longer free to agree it''. And if you remain free to agree it, then ''you have not agreed it''. | An organising principle of the law is that, within identifiable limits prescribed by public law (such as crimes), a citizen is free to agree anything. But the set of things one is free to agree does not include agreement itself. For, if you agree it, you must already be consigned to it, so ''you are no longer free to agree it''. And if you remain free to agree it, then ''you have not agreed it''. | ||
Drink that in a while, fellow [[Daybreak|aeronaut of the logical spirit]]. And don’t ask about ''[[culpa in contrahendo]]'' | Drink that in a while, fellow [[Daybreak|aeronaut of the logical spirit]]. And don’t ask about ''[[culpa in contrahendo]]''. | ||
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*''[[Culpa in contrahendo]]'' | *''[[Culpa in contrahendo]]'' | ||