We the Planet Quotes

“Gandhi is best remembered for his adherence to the principle of nonviolence; but no less important was his adherence to non-demonization. Even when he challenged the policies of the government, he refused to characterize individuals responsible for them as evil; he always remained willing to enter into personal communication with government officials—even the judges who sentenced him to prison. The purpose of fighting, he would tell his followers, is to change things—not to punish.”
― Walter Truett Anderson, We the Planet: Evolutionary Governance and Biophilia in the Anthropocene

“It would be a great step toward a truly civil society if we understood that our public discourse isn’t based on “hard facts,” that all our wisdom is finite, and that nobody’s opinion (not even yours or mine) is the final word.”
― Walter Truett Anderson, We the Planet: Evolutionary Governance and Biophilia in the Anthropocene