The survival of the United States of America as we know it is at risk. And even more — if more should be required — the future of human civilization is at stake.
Interpretation
Al Gore emphasizes the urgency of addressing risks to both the U.S. and global civilization.
In this quote, Al Gore warns of the critical threats facing the United States and humanity as a whole, suggesting that these challenges require immediate attention and action. He implies that the survival of our democratic values and the continuity of civilization depend on our response to these risks, urging a proactive approach to safeguarding our future.
In practice
In a speech about climate change, one might reference this quote to highlight the importance of sustainable policies.
Global warming is real and human activity is the main cause. The consequences are mainly negative and headed toward catastrophic, unless we act. However, the good news is that we can meet this challenge. It is not too late, and we have everything we need to get started.
The climate crisis is not a political issue; it is a moral and spiritual challenge to all of humanity. It is also our greatest opportunity to lift global consciousness to a higher level.
I think it's harder for people than it should be. But as more and more of us become carbon neutral and change the patterns in our lives to be part of the solution instead of part of the problem, we are now beginning to see the changes in policy that are needed.
We have a planetary emergency. We have to find a way to create, in the generation of those alive today, a sense of generational mission.
CO2 is the exhaling breath of our civilization, literally... Changing that pattern requires a scope, a scale, a speed of change that is beyond what we have done in the past.
Well-established theories collapse under the weight of new facts and observations which cannot be explained, and then accumulate to the point where the once useful theory is clearly obsolete.
Carrying the past in to the present, we program the future to continue the past. Letting go the past in the present, we free the future to be something else.
I need to find a catchy new word for feminism, right? Like 'bootylicious.'
let the wind change direction a little bit, and their cries turned to whispers.
Again and again in history some people wake up. They have no ground in the crowd and move to broader deeper laws. They carry strange customs with them and demand room for bold and audacious action. The future speaks ruthlessly through them. They change the world.
For seven days she lay in bed looking sullenly at the ceiling as though resenting the death she had cultivated for so many years. Like some people who cannot vomit despite horrible nausea, she lay there unable to die, resisting death as she had resisted life, frozen with resentment of process and change.
If you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself, and make a change.
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