"We have been too kind to those who are killing the planet. We have been inexcusably, unforgivably, insanely kind."

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Source : Derrick Jensen (2012). “The Derrick Jensen Reader: Writings on Environmental Revolution”, p.198, Seven Stories Press

Derrick Jensen

#Environmental Quotes #Kind Quotes #Killing Quotes

“My aunt once said that the world would never find peace until men fell at their women's feet and asked for forgiveness.”
“It is possible to hold a faith with enough confidence to believe that what should be rendered to God does not need to be decided and collected by Caesar.”

Source : "Zorach v. Clauson, 343 U.S. 306". Judicial opinion, 1952.
“Happily, I come out of a Calvinist tradition in which the Hebrew Bible carries as much authority as the New Testament. No different weight is given to one or the other.”
“I think that no matter how old or infirm I may become, I will always plant a large garden in the spring. Who can resist the feelings of hope and joy that one gets from participating in nature's rebirth?”
“I can let the team do the talking for me.”
“I think I may be a better person for having given serious time and thought and effort to gardening.”
“The radio for these women is like television is for us today, which is really like looking at the radio.”
“Thus we use our supposed "knowledge" of others to speak on their behalf, and condemn them for their words we ourselves put in their silent mouths.”

Source : Margaret George (2011). “The Autobiography Of Henry VIII”, p.146, Pan Macmillan

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