"We're trying to run a 21st century society and economy with 19th century Darwinian, competitive, crude ideas."

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"We're trying to run a 21st century society and economy with 19th century Darwinian, competitive, crude ideas."

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"Though the earth contains greater energy and mass than any single being, linked together, "people make the world go-round"."

T. F. Hodge, American Motivational Speaker

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"Society has a herd psychology, so until we have more good shepherds we are lost."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

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"Why have your followers all drawn their swords, may I ask?" said Aslan."May it please Your High Majesty," said the second Mouse, whose name was Peepiceek, "we are all waiting to cut off our own tails if our Chief must go without his. We will not bear the shame of wearing an honor which is denied to the High Mouse.""Ah!" roared Aslan. "You have conquered me. You have great hearts. Not for the sake of your dignity, Reepicheep, but for the love that is between you and your people, and still more for the kindness your people showed me long ago when you ate away the cords that bound me on the Stone Table (and it was then, though you have long forgotten it, that you began to be Talking Mice), you shall have your tail again."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

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"The morals of societies are defined by how they treat a strange woman."

M.F. Moonzajer, Afghan Author

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"If God fairness, impartiality, equity, are his essence, that should become dominant in any society."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"I realize that they giggle and I actually laugh, that they show their cleavage and I have none to show, but just so you know, I am also a girl. I'm one of the three wise MEN. And it's gay to think that James Bond is hot."

John Green, American Author

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"The people I respect most behave as if they were immortal and as if society was eternal."

E. M. Forster, English Novelist

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"We are living in glorious days where each readers' voice can be heard."

Sara Sheridan, Scottish Author

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"If we in Nigeria and Africa generally are to experience a true national transformation, we must purposefully begin a campaign for national reorientation."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"But facts abound to the affirmation that most Christians in my nation Nigeria and all around the world, would rather pray to God to come and fix their country than do something about it themselves."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"The World Bank is now the biggest culprit in the debt crisis."

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"There is no degree of human suffering which in and of itself is going to bring about change. Only organisation can change things."

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"What is not fair now is that corporations pay less and less tax, which means that you and I pay more because we're rooted somewhere, they've got our address, right?"

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"If you cut down a forest, it doesn't matter how many sawmills you have if there are no more trees."

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"Now we are flying off into outer space, there is no clear curb on what can be done in the name of the economy."

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"The World Development Movement, to take just one example, is doing good work. Some political parties are, too."

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"I'm a radical reformist, because between where we are and where I want to go there's a great deal of work, and I won't see the end of this."

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"I used to work a lot on food issues and every time somebody predicted that production would be inadequate they got egg on their face a year or two later."

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"We're trying to run a 21st century society and economy with 19th century Darwinian, competitive, crude ideas."

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"Redistribution of wealth would require enormous amounts of investment. The only time an elite has accepted this has been during crises, such as in America in the 1930s under Roosevelt."

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