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“I don't think anyone now really understands the planetisation of mankind, really understands the new world order emerging through all this period of strain and pain and contradiction, so more than ever, we need to have an internal sense of navigation.”

Thinking World Needs Pain Order Mankind Periods Contradiction Internals New World Strain Emerging New World Order World Order Navigation

Author:William Irwin Thompson

“This is the first time in the history of mankind that we are setting ourselves the task of intentionally, within a defined period of time to change the economic development model that has been reigning for at least 150 years, since the industrial revolution. That will not happen overnight and it will not happen at a single conference on climate change, be it COP 15, 21, 40 - you choose the number. It just does not occur like that. It is a process, because of the depth of the transformation.”

“It will be worthy of a free, enlightened, and, at no distant period, a great nation, to give to mankind the magnanimous and too novel example of a people always guided by an exalted justice and benevolence.”

People Giving States Nations Justice Novel Mankind Example Periods Worthy Enlightened Benevolence Exalted Great Nations Farewell Address Magnanimous

Book:Washington's Farewell Address to the People of the United States of America

Source: Washington's Farewell Address to the People of the United States of America

“It is confidently expected that the period is at hand, when man, through ignorance, shall not much longer inflict unnecessary misery on man; because the mass of mankind will become enlightened, and will clearly discern that by so acting they will inevitably create misery to themselves.”

Men Hands Acting Mankind Ignorance Periods Mass Misery Expected Enlightened Unnecessary

Book:First American from the third London edition

Source: First American from the third London edition

“The Universe is vast. Nothing is more curious than the self-satisfied dogmatism with which mankind at each period of its history cherishes the delusion of the finality of existing modes of knowledge. Skeptics and believers are alike. At this moment scientists and skeptics are the leading dogmatists. Advance in detail is admitted; fundamental novelty is barred. This dogmatic common sense is the death of philosophic adventure.”

“With the introduction of agriculture mankind entered upon a long period of meanness, misery, and madness, from which they are only now being freed by the beneficent operation of the machine.”

Long Mankind Periods Machines Madness Misery Operations Farms Farmers Agriculture Farming Introduction Meanness Farming And Farmers

Book:The Conquest of Happiness

Source: The Conquest of Happiness

“Periods of tranquillity are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.”

Action Creative Mankind Periods Quiet Achievement Tranquility Tranquil Tranquillity Peace And Tranquility Peace Tranquility Peace And Serenity

Author:George Santayana

“The Fourteenth Book is entitled, "What can a Thoughtful Man Hope for Mankind on Earth, Given the Experience of the Past Million Years?" It doesn't take long to read The Fourteenth Book. It consists of one word and a period. This is it: "Nothing.”

Men Years Long Book Earth Past Given Millions Mankind Periods Thoughtful Entitled One Word Cats Cradle

Book:Cat's Cradle: A Novel

Source: Cat's Cradle: A Novel