Helen Caldicott Quotes

Capitalism is destroying the earth.

The power of an aroused public is unbeatable.

You're going to have to change the priorities of your life, if you love this planet.

In terms of the biology of the planet, development is a euphemism for destruction.

Sometimes it's appropriate to scream at them.

We are the curators of life on earth. We hold it in the palm of our hand.

Cuba is a wonderful country. What Castro's done is superb.

Every time you turn on an electric light, you are making another brainless baby.

I have witnessed the takeover of my world by plastic.

The U.S. population, a mere four or five percent of the world total, creates half the world's toxic waste.

Teachers, I believe, are the most responsible and important members of society because their professional efforts affect the fate of the earth.

It is clear to me that unless we connect directly with the earth, we will not have the faintest clue why we should save it.

The whole world is being 'deculturalized' into a uniform 'Coca-Cola society,' wanting and needing an American way of life.

Patriotism is nationalism, and always leads to war.