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“The only realistic view is that a human life arises gradually, which is not much help in making personal decisions or devising public policy.”

Humans Helping Decision Views Policy Arise Human Life Realistic Public Policy Devising Personal Decisions

Book:The Pony Fish's Glow: And Other Clues To Plan And Purpose In Nature

Source: The Pony Fish's Glow: And Other Clues To Plan And Purpose In Nature

“While there are many causes for which a state goes to war, its fundamental object can be epitomized as that of ensuring the continuance of its policy - in face of the determination of the opposing state to pursue a contrary policy. In the human will lies the source and mainspring of conflict.”

Humans War States Faces Lying Causes Military Policy Objects Source Conflict Determination Fundamentals Contrary Pursue Opposing Human Will Continuance

Author:B. H. Liddell Hart

“Mistakes are made in every other human endeavor. Why should nuclear weapons be exempt?”

Should Humans Made Mistake Policy Weapons Nuclear Endeavor Nuclear Weapons Nuclear Bomb

Author:Arnold Schwarzenegger

“I came to the conclusion is that we have a very shallow view of human nature in the policy world. We're really good at talking about material things, really bad at talking about emotions, really good at stuff we can count, really bad at the deeper stuff that actually drives behavior.”

World Humans Stuff Views Emotion Talking Human Nature Policy Materials Behavior Deeper Conclusion Shallow Material Things

Author:David Brooks

“We already know enough to begin to cope with all the major problems that are now threatening human life and much of the rest of life on earth. Our crisis is not a crisis of information; it is a crisis of decision of policy and action.”

Knows Humans Enough Problem Action Earth Decision Information Policy Majors Crisis Human Life Threatening Major Problems Rest Of Life

Author:George Wald

“I must confess that I am deeply troubled. I fear that human beings are intent upon acting out a vast deathwish and that it lies with us now to make every effort to promote resistance to the insanity and brutality of policies which encompass the extermination of hundreds of millions of human beings.”

Humans Lying Human Beings Effort Acting Millions Policy Resistance Insanity Brutality Extermination Acting Out

Book:The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell

Source: The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell