We have stone-age emotions, medieval institutions, and godlike technology. These three stanchions of current civilization explain why we are constantly in trouble.
speech graduation science
Edward O. Wilson
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Commencement 2011, 2011
All of mankind's problems are due to the fact that we do not know what we are and cannot agree on what we wish to become.
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Edward O. Wilson
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Commencement 2011, 2011
Go forth. Think. Save the world.
speech graduation science
Edward O. Wilson
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Commencement 2011, 2011