Mirrors, and Thinking in Principles

“We have doomed the wolf not for what it is but for what we deliberately and mistakenly perceive it to be: the mythologized epitome of a savage, ruthless killer—which is, in reality, not more than the reflected image of ourselves. We have made it the scapewolf for our own sins.” –Farley Mowat

There is a principle in there — an idea applicable more broadly and deeply than to only Wolves.