Camas Lily Patch, (Camassia quamash), One of the central
foods of the Nez Perce. South Wallowas . . .
On the road in the American Northwest.
Camas Lily Patch, (Camassia quamash), One of the central
foods of the Nez Perce. South Wallowas . . .
On the road in the American Northwest.
NORMS
Norms or standards follow the way of the natural and
profound asymmetry between creativity and destruction.
It takes a thousand years or more to grow a
giant sequoia.
But it only takes a few seconds to cut one down.
So it goes also with ethical norms.
One single act of torture, and the work of more than
two hundred years of constitutional law and democratic
freedom is instantly called into question.
One single act of torture, and the work and suffering
of countless generations of setting ethical and
humanitarian standards is razed to the ground.
One sing act of torture, and for the whole world, America
is always a torturer.
That is knife-sharp edge which necessarily separates
creativity from destruction, and ultimately, freedom
from tyranny.
