So, in the light of these considerations I regard myself as a rationalist.
The reason for this is that it is not clear why it is any less of an imposition on me when I propose legislation or policies for the society that I must restrain myself to considerations that other reasonable people accept than it is an imposition on others when I attempt to pass legislation on the basis of reasons they reasonably reject.
While I will provide the grand jury whatever other information I can, because of privacy considerations affecting my family, myself and others, and in an effort to preserve the dignity of the office I hold, this is all I will say about the specifics of these particular matters.
The Alice-in-Wonderland nature of this pronouncement is not lost on me; but after careful and extensive consideration, I find myself stuck in a paradoxical situation in which I cannot solve a problem because of contradictory constraints and rules a veritable Catch-22.
Do you remember placing your right hand on a Bible and swearing to "use your knowledge for the betterment of society and the improvement of the legal system?" Do you remember repeating the words: "I will never reject, from any consideration personal to myself, the cause of the defenseless or oppressed?" Have these words gotten lost in the many years of a shiny, illustrious career?
Having the entire house to myself does bring up some annoying considerations, such as choosing which room I will work in.
For in order for such considerations to count I would have to make myself the sort of person for whom God's will, abstract Reason, or the current situation is decisive.
Before I answer the question about my involvement in the film, I'll say that I recused myself from consideration of that one, obviously.
"I removed myself from consideration because, as exciting as the opportunity is, I am heavily involved with my youth initiative, the project in Aberdeen and the Cal Ripken Sr. foundation," Ripken said.
But as time went by, I came to the realization that the majority of my criminal exploits were out of greed, having an insatiable desire to satisfy myself without consideration for anyone else.
