The Pinnacle Below???

As I was sifting through the heaps of sites and names trying to find a blogger directory and a blog to visit I was posed a question. Why is it that when we try to express the highest heights of our freedoms it always takes us to the lowest lows? Why is depravity standing at the door when we open it to take a look outside, and what he hiding behind him? I guess what I would really like to know is why do we continue to do things that never work to try to achieve peace we have never known?