And yet, he added, the events of Sept. 11 show that opponents may not need high-tech weapons to do grave harm.
"They are intended only for committing grave harm to other humans."
He looked for grave harm, clear culpability - and plaintiffs, often poor ones, whose stories would appeal to a jury.
But the Court has suggested it might issue a prior restraint if necessary to avert grave and imminent harm to the national security.
Many scientists have expressed outrage at the diversion of money, saying it could mean grave harm to space science.
All of the devices had the capacity to cause grave harm, bureau officials said.
But the evidence suggests that this is no longer the case: instead, they are going to inflict grave economic harm, without significant benefits.
Envy (if to the level of wishing grave harm to another)
"We have uncovered a plot that could bring grave harm to the king!"
Now it threatens to do grave harm to the Senate.