Envoys of Mankind Quotes

“Our cultural interpretations, our scientific and psychosocial beliefs and points of view, should be open to growth and change. Our viewpoints are not designed to be coveted. They are not property to be defended and maintained. They are only interpretations, mediators of our experience.”
― George S. Robinson, Envoys of Mankind: A Declaration of First Principles for the Governance of Space Societies

“Against every great and noble endeavor stand a thousand mediocre minds.”
― George S. Robinson, Envoys of Mankind: A Declaration of First Principles for the Governance of Space Societies

“Diversity is necessary to healthy transformative survival: and diversity is also one of the underlying sources of social conflict on this hair-trigger nuclear stockpile we call Earth. It should be seen universally that the loss of cultural diversity is as threatening as the loss of genetic diversity to the maintenance and salvation of humanity on Earth and in space. Diversity allows the kinds of specialization and interdependence characteristic of a complex and highly evolved culture. Delight in difference will thus become necessary, like oxygen, if humanity is to survive. Infinite diversity in infinite combinations is a key to survival.”
― George S. Robinson, Envoys of Mankind: A Declaration of First Principles for the Governance of Space Societies