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The question that arises is whether the disappearances of the Stone Age and disappearances of more recent times are in effect part of a single extinction event—whether, in short, humans are inherently bad news for other living things. The sad likelihood is that we may well be.
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Bill Bryson
We are controlled here by our confusion, far more than we know, and the American dream has therefore become something much more closely resembling a nightmare, on the private, domestic, and international levels. Privately, we cannot stand our lives and dare not examine them; domestically, we take no responsibility for (and no pride in) what goes on in our country; and, internationally, for many millions of people, we are an unmitigated disaster.
The Fire Next Time
James Baldwin
We have a choice to take action and we have a choice to change the story we are telling ourselves about our powerlessness.
The Yamas & Niyamas
Deborah Adele
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