[lit-ideas] Re: When a civilized society fights a barbarous one
- From: "Judith Evans" <judithevans1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 19:37:42 +0100
> But Judy it is the essence!
No Eric, it is not.
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From: "Eric Yost" <eyost1132@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 7:29 PM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: When a civilized society fights a
barbarous one
> Judy: I did not intend a return to the previous argument.
> Your post makes an important point but is not relevant to
> what I said.
>
>
> But Judy it is the essence! You state that those who wish to
> hold the US to a higher standard do so because they believe
> the US is qualitatively better than its adversaries.
>
> My point is that the higher standard exists to provide a
> general direction to civilization, just as high ideals
> provide a general direction to an individual.
>
> High ideals mean regular failure to meet them. Low ideals
> mean a government will often meet or exceed its claims.
>
> The claim to superiority is based on the ideals--the overall
> direction--and is not invalidated by day-to-day failures.
>
> If it were otherwise, the society with the lowest ideals
> would be superior because it always lived up to its ideals.
>
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