“There is a reason for the affected profession of " anarchist sympathies" among Tories and grandees, and of " libertarian principles" by Hobbesian yahoos of the right. Among the former, one sees the upholding of the view that a gentleman's business and property are his own, and none of the government's. Among the latter, a distaste for democracy, for taxation, and for the need to consult others about the planet.” NeedsReasonGovernmentViewsPrinciplesDemocracyPlanetsPropertyLibertarianProfessionFormerGentlemanLatterAffectedTaxationAnarchistDistaste Book:For the Sake of Argument: Essays and Minority Reports Source: For the Sake of Argument: Essays and Minority Reports
“Our system - of debt-fueled economic growth, of ineffective democracy, of overloading planet Earth - is eating itself alive.” InspirationalMotivationalEarthGrowthDemocracyAliveEconomicPlanetsEatingDebtEconomic GrowthPlanet EarthEco Author:Paul Gilding
“Yes, there is a crisis of hunger on the planet, but hunger is not caused by a scarcity of food but a scarcity of democracy.” DemocracyPlanetsCrisisHungerScarcity Author:Anna Lappe
“As Americans, we have shown ourselves to have the greatest military on the face of the planet, but we are not so very good at anticipating threats and appreciating just how difficult it is to build up stable democracies, to make the investments and sustainable development that we must as a nation if we are to attack the root causes of these sorts of instability.” IfsFacesNationsCausesDifficultDemocracyMilitaryPlanetsDevelopmentAppreciateRootsThreatInvestmentVery GoodStableSustainable DevelopmentInstabilityRoot CauseGreatest Military Author:Martin O'Malley
“After all, how can a society flourish, a country attain democracy and health, children grow into intelligent beings, sensitive to the needs of an ever more fragile and endangered planet, if half it's people are kept out of the driver's seat?” PeopleIfsNeedsChildrenCountryGrowsHalfDemocracyPlanetsIntelligentSensitiveSeatsDriversFragile Author:Alice Walker
“We're more concerned about climate or economic equality or racial justice or anything else that is good for people and the planet, we simply must also spend some time wresting back our money-marinated democracy. This will require getting money out of politics and then getting people back in.” PeopleJusticeDemocracyEconomicPlanetsConcernedClimateGet MoneyRacial JusticeEconomic Equality Author:Annie Leonard
“When we are fighting for huge stakes - we're fighting for the future - future of the planet in terms of climate change. We're fighting for the future of American democracy.” FightingTermDemocracyPlanetsHugeClimateClimate ChangeStakesAmerican Democracy Author:Bernie Sanders