QUOTES
We
know how to organize warfare, but do we know how to act when confronted with peace?
"There
are no boundaries in the real Planet Earth. No United States, no Soviet Union,
no China, no Taiwan.... Rivers flow unimpeded across the swaths of continents.
The persistent tides -- the pulse of the sea -- do not discriminate; they push
against all the varied shores on Earth."
"A
common denominator in every single nuclear accident -- a nuclear plant or on a
nuclear submarine -- is that before the specialists even know what has happened,
they rush to the media saying, 'There's no danger to the public.' They do this
before they themselves know what has happened because they are terrified that
the public might react violently, either by panic or by revolt."
"The
problem is to get rid of the arrogance of technocrats. We want to know the truth
when an accident occurs. And we want to fight. We want the right of all people
to decide on what risks they will or will not take, to protect the quality of
life for future generations."
"The
time has come when speaking is not enough, applauding is not enough. We have to
act. I urge you, every time you have an opportunity, make your opinions known
by physical presence. Do it!"
However
fragmented the world, however intense the national rivalries, it is an inexorable
fact that we become more interdependent every day.
If
we were logical, the future would be bleak indeed. But we are more than logical.
We are human beings, and we have faith, and we have hope.
It
takes generosity to discover the whole through others. If you realize you are
only a violin, you can open yourself up to the world by playing your role in the
concert.
Mankind
has probably done more damage to the Earth in the 20th century than in all of
previous human history.
