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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Are morals always relative? Are private actions--among consenting adults-- always beyond the law? Or are there some behaviors which so weaken a society that common beliefs about right and wrong must be enforced to protect the common good?</p> <p>In opposing the decriminalization of private acts of homosexuality in Britain, Patrick Devlin maintained that not only is it reasonable to allow popular morality to influence lawmaking, it is imperative: " . . . For a society is not something that is kept together physically; it is held by the invisible bonds of common thought."</p> <p>Today, as divisive issues such as same-sex marriage and "don't ask, don't tell" confront our legislative, judicial, and executive branches, the views expressed by Devlin in <strong><em>The Enforcement of Morals</em></strong> resonate and reverberate anew.</p> <p><strong>Patrick Devlin</strong> (1905-1992) studied history and law at Cambridge University and became a successful lawyer.</p>

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