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that democracy has failed. The attempt to avoid the
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responsibility of our obligations by resorting to the
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immoral means of a lottery is not far from attempting
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to avoid responsibility by taking dope to live in a
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dream world for a while. In both cases, there will be
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a rude awakening.
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"We are now in the process of abolishing
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the entrenched evil of slot machines. Why would we
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open the flood gate of crime in a lottery?"
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THE CHAIRMAN: Do you care to add to that,
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Mr. Mills, in any way?
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MR. MILLS: Only that our group, the
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Committee which comprise the Division of Christian
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Social Relations in the Diocese, feel very strongly about
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this next to the last paragraph. That is that a govern-
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ment that cannot be supported by the people governed is
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admitting that democracy has failed. Then I think this
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is a good point. It is somewhat difficult to consider
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a complete revitalization of our fiscal policies in
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this state and it is very easy to take the onus off us
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by advocating a lottery. But basically the church's
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