I believe that human brilliance manifests itself only in flashes, among rare individuals. For this reason, humanity as … - Pentti Linkola

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There is nothing like eavesdropping to show you that the world outside your head is different from the world inside your head.

Pentti Linkola

I believe that human brilliance manifests itself only in flashes, among rare individuals. For this reason, humanity as a whole is enormously destructive: the creation of something as devastating as Western culture, which is now allowed to spread throughout the world, offers sufficient proof of this fact.

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. . . the chief cause for the impending collapse of the world - the cause sufficient in and by itself - is the enormous growth of the human population: the human flood. The worst enemy of life is too much life: the excess of human life.

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The difference between a terrorist and a freedom fighter is a matter of perspective: it all depends on the observer and the verdict of history.

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If there were a button I could press, I would sacrifice myself without hesitating, if it meant millions of people would die.

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What to do, when a ship carrying a hundred passengers suddenly capsizes and there is only one lifeboat? When the lifeboat is full, those who hate life will try to load it with more people and sink the lot. Those who love and respect life will take the ship's axe and sever the extra hands that cling to the sides.

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The most central and irrational faith among people is the faith in technology and economical growth. Its priests believe until their death that material prosperity bring enjoyment and happiness - even though all the proofs in history have shown that only lack and attempt cause a life worth living, that the material prosperity doesn't bring anything else than despair. These priests believe in technology still when they choke in their gas masks.

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