All these other creatures have an equal right to exist here. We have no prior rights to the Earth than anybody else, and if they're here, let's give them a chance to survive.
Interpretation
Human beings share the Earth with other creatures and should respect their right to exist.
This quote emphasizes the importance of recognizing the equality of all living beings and our responsibility to protect their existence. It challenges the notion that humans have superior rights over the Earth, advocating instead for a harmonious coexistence with all forms of life.
In practice
During a speech on environmental protection, you might quote this to emphasize the importance of biodiversity.
The conservation of nature, the proper care for the human environment and a general concern for the long-term future of the whole of our planet are absolutely vital if future generations are to have a chance to enjoy their existence on this earth.
Change does not change tradition, it strengthens it. Change is a challenge and anopportunity, not a threat.
I'm an Earth ecstatic, and my creed is simple: All life is sacred, life loves life, and we are capable of improving our behavior toward one another. As basic as that is, for me it's also tonic and deeply spiritual, glorifying the smallest life-form and embracing the most distant stars.
What other species now require of us is our attention. Otherwise, we are entering a narrative of disappearing intelligences.
Touch the earth, love the earth, honour the earth, her plains, her valleys, her hills, and her seas; rest your spirit in her solitary places.
Climate change is moving faster than we are, but we don't give up because we know that climate action is the only path.
We have become great because of the lavish use of our resources ... But the time has come to inquire seriously what will happen when our forests are gone, when the coal, the iron, the oil and the gas are exhausted.
The most important thing is to preserve the world we live in. Unless people understand and learn about our world, habitats, and animals, they won't understand that if we don't protect those habitats, we'll eventually destroy ourselves.
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