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Oh judge! Your damn laws! The good people don't need them, and the bad people don't obey them.

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Oh judge! Your damn laws! The good people don't need them, and the bad people don't obey them.

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About Ammon Hennacy

Ammon Ashford Hennacy (July 24, 1893 – January 14, 1970) was an American Christian pacifist, anarchist, Wobbly, social activist, and member of the Catholic Worker Movement. He established the Joe Hill House of Hospitality in Salt Lake City, Utah, and practiced tax resistance.