"The unjust person acts against the gods. For insofar as the nature of the universe made rational creatures for the sake of each other, with an eye toward mutual benefit based on true value and never for harm, anyone breaking nature's will obviously acts against the oldest of gods."-MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 9.1.1
("부정한 사람은 신들에 반하는 행동을 합니다. 우주의 본성은 이성적 존재들을 서로를 위해 만들었으며, 참된 가치를 바탕으로 한 상호 이익을 위해 만들었으며, 결코 해를 끼치기 위해 만든 것이 아니기 때문에, 본성을 어기는 자는 분명 가장 오래된 신들에 반하는 행동을 하는 것입니다." - 마르쿠스 아우렐리우스, 명상록, 9.1.1)
We say of the most heinous acts that they are crimes against nature. We consider certain things to be an affront against humanity, saying, "This violates everything we hold dear." However much we differ in religion, upbringing, politics, class, or gender, we can come together in agreement there.
Why? Because our sense of justice goes marrow deep. We don't like it when people cut in line; we don't like freeloaders; we pass laws that protect the defenseless; and we pay our taxes, agreeing, in part, to redistribute our wealth to those in need. At the same time, if we think we can get away with it, we might try to cheat or bend the rules. To paraphrase Bill Walsh, when left ...