“Indeed, one of the most frightening consequences of the Holocaust may well be that rather than serving as a warning to preserve humanity at all cost, it has provided a license to privilege physical survival over moral existence.” WellsMayHumanityExistenceMoralCostSurvivalConsequencePrivilegePreservesServingWarningHolocaustFrighteningLicense Book:Mirrors of Destruction: War, Genocide, and Modern Identity Source: Mirrors of Destruction: War, Genocide, and Modern Identity
“If evolution is a struggle for survival, why hasn't it ruthlessly eliminated altruists, who seem to increase another's prospects of survival at the cost of their own?” IfsSeemsStruggleEvolutionCostSurvivalIncreaseProspectsStruggle For Survival Book:The Expanding Circle: Ethics, Evolution, and Moral Progress Source: The Expanding Circle: Ethics, Evolution, and Moral Progress
“It wouldn't cost too much to change the rules of trade so that poor countries can work their way out of poverty. But the world's leaders won't act unless they hear enough people telling them. And every day they fail to act, thousands of people die because they can't afford the basics of survival.” PeopleWorldWayCountryEnoughDiesPoorLeaderPovertyToo MuchFailingCostSurvivalTradeBasicsEnding PovertyPoor Countries Author:Edward de Bono