“The perpetual stream of human nature is formed into ever-changing shallows, eddies, falls and pools by the land over which it passes. Perhaps the only real value of history lies in considering this endlessly varied play between the essence and the accidents.” HumansRealPlayLyingValuesFallLandHuman NatureEssenceAccidentsStreamsPoolPerpetualConsideringReal ValueHistory LiesValue Of History Book:The Mask of Apollo Source: The Mask of Apollo
“One of my recent acquisitions. It is called a medicine bag, from one of the native tribes of North America. A fascinating people, highly skilled in the use of plants' power. They too understand nature's essence as divine. So much so that they do not think it is man's place to own the land at all. Imagine that - think of all the wars we would have missed!” PeopleThinkingMenWarUseAmericaImagineLandDivineEssenceMedicinePlantNativeFascinatingBagsImagine ThatTribesAcquisitionNorth America Author:Maryrose Wood
“The essence of the problem is about consumption, recognizing that a society that consumes one-third of the world's resources is unsustainable. This level of consumption requires constant intervention into other people's lands. That's what's going on.” PeopleWorldProblemLevelsLandResourcesEssenceThirdsConstantEnvironmentalSustainabilityConsumptionRecognizingIntervention Author:Winona LaDuke
“Freedom is the kind of essence of being a pirate: You're away from land-locked Europe. You're not part of the society. You're part of the brotherhood of the sea, Your ship is your sense of identity. So when you approach the wheel, that's what you own.” KindSeaLandIdentityApproachEuropeEssenceShipsWheelsBrotherhoodLockedPirate Author:Geoffrey Rush
“The essence of war is insanity. Destruction, death, women widowed, children orphaned, lands plundered, property destroyed, lives decimated - it's all bad.” ChildrenWarLandDestructionEssencePropertyDestroyedInsanityWidowed Author:Gary Paulsen
“During that time period all of our tribes were suffering extremely from poverty and neglect. And the reason I say neglect is because the U.S. Government was neglecting its true responsibilities they agreed to in exchange for our land and resources. What I and others attempted to do, and in essence we did, was bring attention to our sovereign rights, the rights we had retained when the treaties were made.” MadeReasonGovernmentSufferingAttentionResponsibilityPovertyRightsLandPeriodsResourcesEssenceNeglectSovereignTribesTreatiesTime Periods Author:Leonard Peltier