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A quotation from Wendell Berry

The most alarming sign of the state of our society now is that our leaders have the courage to sacrifice the lives of young people in war, but have not the courage to tell us that we must be less greedy and less wasteful.

Wendell Berry (b. 1934) American farmer, educator, poet, conservationist
Essay (1991), “Peaceableness Toward Enemies,” sec. 53, Sex, Economy, Freedom & Community, ch. 6 (1993)

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The most alarming sign of the state of our society now is that our leaders have the courage to sacrifice the lives of young people in war, but have not the courage to tell us that we must be less greedy and less wasteful. Written at the time of the…

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A quotation from C. C. Colton

A prodigal starts with ten thousand pounds, and dies worth nothing; a miser starts with nothing, and does worth ten thousand pounds. It has been asked which has had the best of it? I should presume the prodigal; he has spent a fortune — but the miser has only left one; — he has lived rich, to die poor; the miser has lived poor, to die rich; and if the prodigal quits life in debt to others, the miser quits it, still deeper in debt to himself.

Charles Caleb "C. C." Colton (1780-1832) English cleric, writer, aphorist
Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Vol. 2, § 131 (1822)

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A prodigal starts with ten thousand pounds, and dies worth nothing; a miser starts with nothing, and does worth ten thousand pounds. It has been asked which has had the best of it? I should presume the prodigal; he has spent a fortune -- but the miser has only left…

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Show threadKevin Karhan Oct 11

And that's why I propose to aggressively work towards #PersonalLightVehicles and whilst some people may easily consider products like the #TataNano yet another billionaire's doodling turned into a product of a person who is inherently not perfect (but who'm I wished to have the chance to have tea with, but sadly never got.)...

  • Needless to say what one thinks of the Nano (which I'd love to have one as collectible if I ever got more money than sense!) or it's predecessor, the Indica (which looks like an #Opel #Corsa C 5-door.), we can propably agree that if we can't have #PublicTransport reach every village in a reasonable frequency 24/7, Personal Light Vehicles are the way to go.

Cuz we can all agree that the #WankPanzer by #SwastiCar isn't going to "save the world" (despite some dellusional #BEV fans thinking!) because it's overall #wastefulness is the Problem.

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#USA: '#TrashWalks' in #NewYorkCity to make people aware of the #wastefulness • #TheObservers #France24English
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjxSyGjgRz0

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Marko SchairbaumoFeb 13, 2023

TBH I think ppl who are offended at #HeGetsUs campaign don't really understand #Jesus. "How could a loving God (or a God-loving person) expend something really valuable just to reach out to a few sinners?" That apparently
#extravagant #wastefulness is the scandal of #TheGospel !!! #sin #atonement #JesusAds

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What is the significance of Jesus being anointed by a woman with expensive perfume? | GotQuestions.org

What is the significance of Jesus being anointed by a woman with expensive perfume? How many different times was Jesus anointed with costly perfume?

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