Quote by Petra Kelly

We, the generation that faces the next century, can add the solemn injunction that if we don't do the impossible, we shall be faced with the unthinkable.

We, the generation that faces the next century, can add the

Summary

This quote emphasizes the responsibility of the current generation to take bold and drastic action in order to address the complex challenges and problems we face. By referring to the need to do the impossible, it suggests that our solutions must go beyond conventional thinking and conventions. It warns that if we fail to do so, we will be forced to confront the consequences that were seemingly unimaginable or unimaginative, reflecting the urgency to act proactively and decisively for the sake of our future.

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Conservation

By Petra Kelly

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