Whether we and our politicians know it or not, Nature is party to all our deals and decisions, and she has more votes, a longer memory, and a sterner sense of justice than we do.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Nature participates in all human affairs and has greater longevity, memory, and justice than humanity.
- In plain terms
- Nature outlasts and out‑judges us.
- What can you take from it?
- Respect nature’s power in decisions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How can we give nature a real voice in governance?
- What limits exist to nature’s ‘justice’?
Another view
Attributing moral agency to nature can be metaphorical.
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