Abstract
‘When it is possible to act according to due legal process, then the exercise of official authority is a mistake.’ Massie A. Tiberius, a Novel. Great Britain: Sceptre Books, Hodder and Stoughton, 1990:216 ‘All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity, that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut.’ Opening lines of Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte. ‘We try to see that understanding and accepting others is ultimately about understanding and accepting ourselves.’ Murhy-Shigematsu S. Understanding self, understanding others. British Medical Journal 2010;