Richard Dawkins (1941) English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author
The Evolutionary Future of Man (1993)
Prey animals evolve faster running speeds because predators do. Consequently predators have to evolve even faster running speeds, and so on, in an escalating spiral. Such arms races probably account for the spectacularly advanced engineering of eyes, ears, brains, bat "radar" and all the other high-tech weaponry that animals display.
The Evolutionary Future of Man (1993)
Richard Dawkins (1941) English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author
The Evolutionary Future of Man (1993)
George Francis FitzGerald (1851–1901) Irish physicist
March 1878 quoted in [The Scientific Writings of the Late George Francis FitzGerald, https://books.google.com/books?id=2le7lpdAJ5EC&pg=PA18] (p. 18)
George Marshall (1880–1959) US military leader, Army Chief of Staff
Essentials to Peace (1953)
Context: We must present democracy as a force holding within itself the seeds of unlimited progress by the human race. By our actions we should make it clear that such a democracy is a means to a better way of life, together with a better understanding among nations. Tyranny inevitably must retire before the tremendous moral strength of the gospel of freedom and self-respect for the individual, but we have to recognize that these democratic principles do not flourish on empty stomachs, and that people turn to false promises of dictators because they are hopeless and anything promises something better than the miserable existence that they endure. However, material assistance alone is not sufficient. The most important thing for the world today in my opinion is a spiritual regeneration which would reestablish a feeling of good faith among men generally. Discouraged people are in sore need of the inspiration of great principles. Such leadership can be the rallying point against intolerance, against distrust, against that fatal insecurity that leads to war. It is to be hoped that the democratic nations can provide the necessary leadership.
Maximilien Robespierre (1758–1794) French revolutionary lawyer and politician
Speech to the National Convention, 10th April 1793
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Leonid Kuchma (1938) Second president of Ukraine
Speech at the 58th session of the United Nations General Assembly (excerpts) (2003)
Curtis LeMay (1906–1990) American general and politician
Sherry, Michael (September 10, 1989). <i>The Rise of American Air Power: The Creation of Armageddon</i>, p. 287 (from "LeMay's interview with Sherry," interview "after the war," p. 408 n. 108). Yale University Press. ISBN-13: 978-0300044140.
Vanna Bonta (1958–2014) Italian-American writer, poet, inventor, actress, voice artist (1958-2014)
Vanna Bonta Talks Sex in Space (Interview - Femail magazine)
Roberto Mangabeira Unger (1947) Brazilian philosopher and politician
Source: Democracy Realizedː The Progressive Alternative (1998), p. 32