^z 13th February 2023 at 8:59pm
| Who can pass judgment? Yet each day one must A thousand verdicts render, each unjust If time for thoughtful jurisprudence could Be found to weigh the best against the good Enough. Is that unfair? Where lies the truth? Objective standard, geometric proof, Requires perfect knowledge, error-free, Plus power of reason past humanity In order to apply such starry rules To earthy situations. We are fools, Admittedly, to even try To implement the absolute. So why Must all then struggle in the vain attempt? "We hold these truths to be self-evident" Is partial answer, as are other words: Equality, peace, fairness, freedom, love, "My country" and "Pursuit of happiness". But words are not enough. If we do less Than strive with every atom to achieve That measure full of justice we believe And know ourselves are capable of, then The fight is ended; we have lost again. |
Saturday, September 09, 2000 at 14:55:34 (EDT) = 2000-09-09
(correlates: Independence Day, PracticeMakesProgress, MudAndCrystals, ...)