“The world we are in today is likely to end catastrophically, as many other human worlds have done before.” Quote by Paul Kingsnorth
“We like to think that the fate of the Earth and the fate of human worlds are the same thing, but we're not as important as that.” ThinkingWorldHumansImportantEarthFate Author:Paul Kingsnorth
“Certainly our cultural fallback position seems to be that our technologies will get us out of everything they have got us into. That looks like a magical thinking to me, but we don't really have a better idea.” ThinkingLooksIdeasSeemsTechnologyPositionMagical Thinking Author:Paul Kingsnorth
“We enjoy telling ourselves that we will soon be gods, masters of the planet, manipulating the genes of living creatures and rebuilding the world at a nano-level as we lie back in our hammocks, attended by our robot servants. I don't believe a word of it, and I'm not sure many of us do.” WorldBelieveLyingEnjoyLevelsPlanetsMastersCreaturesDon't BelieveServantNot SureGenesRobotsLiving CreaturesRebuildingHammocksNano Author:Paul Kingsnorth
“I do think that the legacy of the Norman conquest is still strong in Britain. Our hereditary monarchy, our established church, our ancient county structures, though hollowed out in many ways, are a direct result of what happened in 1066.” ThinkingWayStillsStrongChurchResultsHappenedDirectStructureAncientLegacyBritainConquestMonarchyCountyHereditaryNorman Conquest Author:Paul Kingsnorth
“Еhere's no doubt at all that the Norman conquest led to the hugely concentrated land ownership patterns that we still see in Britain today. Some of Britain's biggest landowners are still direct descendants of Norman barons. And given the impact that Britain has had on the world over the past few hundred years, you could perhaps say this was a global issue. History is always with us.” WorldYearsStillsTodayPastGivenIssuesDoubtLandHundredDirectImpactPatternsNo DoubtBritainOwnershipConquestOver The PastDescendantsGlobal IssuesNorman Conquest Author:Paul Kingsnorth
“I think we take the history we want to take in order to back up the stories we want to hear.” ThinkingWantStoriesOrder Author:Paul Kingsnorth
“A man hears what he wants to hear, and disregards the rest. I think that kind of thing is an abuse of history.” ThinkingMenWantKindAbuseDisregard Author:Paul Kingsnorth
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