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On my last visit to the park, only one ride remained, and it was the remnants of the Big Dipper rollercoaster. It looked more like the skeletal remains of a once-thriving, roaring, and powerful dinosaur, reminding me that extinction is
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“We rarely stop to consider that the animal who kills with the least reason to do so is the human animal. We think of lions and wolves as savage because they kill; but they must kill, or starve. Humans kill other animals for sport, to satisfy their curiosity, to beautify their bodies, and to please their palates. Human beings also kill members of their own species for greed or power. Moreover, human beings are not content with mere killing. Throughout history they have shown a tendency to torment and torture both their fellow human beings and their fellow animals before putting them to death. No other animal shows much interest in doing this.”
― Animal Liberation
― Animal Liberation
“Each gene is a word; each organism a book. Each plant species that dies out contains words that have been written only in that book. If a plant species becomes extinct, one book is lost, and with it the words and messages it carried. We are burning the library of Alexandria every time we destroy a hectare of pristine habitat.”
― The Plant Messiah: Adventures in Search of the World's Rarest Species
― The Plant Messiah: Adventures in Search of the World's Rarest Species
“I believe that every species has a right to live without justifying its existence and should not be wiped out by recklessness or economic interest.”
― The Plant Messiah: Adventures in Search of the World's Rarest Species
― The Plant Messiah: Adventures in Search of the World's Rarest Species
“Here, in the United States, we are alarmed by new calls to adopt socialism in our country. America was founded on liberty and independence—not government coercion, domination, and control. We are born free, and we will stay free. Tonight, we renew our resolve that America will never be a socialist country.
----- President Donald J. Trump - State of the Union Address - February 5, 2019”
― Radicals, Resistance, and Revenge: The Left's Plot to Remake America
----- President Donald J. Trump - State of the Union Address - February 5, 2019”
― Radicals, Resistance, and Revenge: The Left's Plot to Remake America
“We won’t find another planet and move to it: the chances of this happening are nil. We have been given one earth and we are not managing it properly. We don’t deserve another.”
― The Plant Messiah: Adventures in Search of the World's Rarest Species
― The Plant Messiah: Adventures in Search of the World's Rarest Species
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