The law can seem remote, arcane, the stuff of specialists. But it isn't, because for those of us who live in democracies, the law begins with us.

Source: "HIV - How to Fight an Epidemic of Bad Laws." TEDxSummit. Apr. 2012. Conference Presentation. Additional Information: This quote is from Arab sexuality expert Shereen El Feki's 2012 TED Talk about the unfairness of laws that criminalize being HIV positive. The quote means that while we tend to view law as something that is distant from us and difficult to understand, people who live in democracies have the opportunity to change bad laws -- such as laws that criminalize HIV -- themselves. Watch the full TED Talk here: Shereen El Feki - HIV -- An Epidemic of Bad Laws

“HIV – How to Fight an Epidemic of Bad Laws.” TEDxSummit. Apr. 2012. Conference Presentation.