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“If evolution and the survival of the fittest be true at all, the destruction of prey and of human rivals must have been among the most important. . . . It is just because human bloodthirstiness is such a primitive part of us that it is so hard to eradicate, especially when a fight or a hunt is promised as part of the fun.”

Ifs Humans Has Beens Important Hard Fighting Fun Evolution Survival Destruction Being True Primitive Hunts Prey Rivals Survival Of The Fittest

Book:The Principles of Psychology, Vol. 2

Source: The Principles of Psychology, Vol. 2

“At a time when unbridled greed, malignant aggression, and existence of weapons of mass destruction threatens the survival of humanity, we should seriously consider any avenue that offers some hope.”

Should Humanity Existence Offers Weapons Survival Mass Destruction Greed Aggression Avenues Weapons Of Mass Destruction Mass Destruction

Book:Psychology of the Future: Lessons from Modern Consciousness Research

Source: Psychology of the Future: Lessons from Modern Consciousness Research

“Peace and the survival of life on earth as we know it are threatened by human activities which lack a commitment to humanitarian values. Destruction of nature and nature's resources result from ignorance, greed and lack of respect for the earth's living things.”

Knows Humans Earth Values Results Ignorance Activity Survival Commitment Resources Destruction Greed Humanitarian Threatened Living Things Human Activity Lack Of Respect Destruction Of Nature

Book:My Tibet

Source: My Tibet

“If Saddam's regime and survival are threatened [by invasion], he will have nothing to lose, and may use everything at his disposal... If weapons of mass destruction land on Israeli soil, killing innocent civilians, the experts I have consulted believe Israel will retaliate, and possibly with nuclear weapons... Nor can we rule out the possibility that Saddam would assault American forces with chemical or biological weapons.”

“Survival of the fittest can take us only so far; competition and aggression have brought us to the brink of self-destruction. What is needed now is survival of the wisest. You can participate in this shift by expanding your own awareness.”

Self Awareness Needed Survival Destruction Competition Aggression Expanding Wisest Self Destruction Survival Of The Fittest

Author:Deepak Chopra

“This preservation of favourable variations and the destruction of injurious variations, I call Natural Selection, or the Survival of the Fittest. Variations neither useful nor injurious would not be affected by natural selection and would be left a fluctuating element.”

Would Be Science Left Natural Evolution Elements Survival Destruction Affected Preservation Selection Variation Natural Selection Survival Of The Fittest

Book:On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection: Or, The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life

Source: On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection: Or, The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life

“Human use of fossil fuels is altering the chemistry of the atmosphere; oceans are polluted and depleted of fish; 80 per cent of Earth's forests are heavily impacted or gone yet their destruction continues. An estimated 50,000 species are driven to extinction each year. We dump millions of tonnes of chemicals, most untested for their biological effects, and many highly toxic, into air, water and soil. We have created an ecological holocaust. Our very health and survival are at stake, yet we act as if we have plenty of time to respond.”

“What chance of survival does a culture have when its own elites actively seek its destruction?”

Doe Culture Politics Chance Survival Destruction Elites

Author:William S. Lind

“To interpose the threat of physical destruction between a man and his perception of reality, is to negate and paralyze his means of survival to force him to act against his own judgment, is like forcing him to act against his own sight”

Men Mean Reality Force Judgment Perception Survival Destruction Sight Threat Perception Reality

Book:Atlas Shrugged

Source: Atlas Shrugged

“What is crucial to your survival as a race is not the redistribution of power and wealth within the prison but rather the destruction of the prison itself.”

Wealth Race Survival Destruction Prison Crucial Redistribution Of Wealth

Author:Daniel Quinn

“Everything is interconnected. My interest is linked to everyone else's. Our survival and future are linked. Therefore the destruction of your so-called enemy is actually the destruction of your self.”

Self Interest Enemy Survival Destruction Linked Interconnected

Author:Dalai Lama