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For the first time in the history of the world, every human being

For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death. – Rachel Carson, Silent Spring, 1962

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Waste not the smallest thing created, for grains of sand make mountains, and atomies infinity. – E.Knight

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Man maketh a death which Nature never made. – Edward Young

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Newspapers: dead trees with information smeared on them. – Horizon, "Electronic Frontier"

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Man shapes himself through decision that shape his environment. – Ren

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The madness of depression is the antithesis of violence. It is a storm indeed, but a storm of murk. Soon evident are the slowed-down responses, near paralysis, psychic energy throttled back close to zero. Ultimately, the body is affected and feels sapped, drained. – William Styron

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