QUOTES
Culture
of Peace
Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
Diversity
"There are no nations! There is only humanity. And if we don't come to understand
that right soon, there will be no nations, because there will be no humanity."
Law
"It is quite clear that as long as the nations of the world spend most of their
energy, money, and emotional strength in quarreling with words and weapons, a
true offensive against the common problems that threaten human survival is not
very likely. A world government that can channel human efforts in the direction
of the great solutions seems desirable, even essential. Naturally, such a world
government should be a federal one, with regional and local autonomy safeguarded
and with cultural diversity promoted."
Population
...democracy cannot survive overpopulation. Human dignity cannot survive it. Convenience
and decency cannot survive it. As you put more and more people into the world,
the value of life not only declines, it disappears. It doesn't matter if someone
dies. The more people there are, the less one individual matters.
"Which
is the greater danger - nuclear warfare or the population explosion? The latter
absolutely! To bring about nuclear war, someone has to DO something; someone has
to press a button. To bring about destruction by overcrowding, mass starvation,
anarchy, the destruction of our most cherished values-there is no need to do anything.
We need only do nothing except what comes naturally - and breed. And how easy
it is to do nothing."
Other
Quotes
No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into
account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be
