The global industrial economy is the engine for massive environmental degradation and massive human (and nonhuman) impoverishment.

So long as we only believe in the justice of the state, of the law-made by those in power, to serve those in power-so long will we continue to be exploited by those in power.

For us to maintain our way of living, we must tell lies to each other and especially to ourselves. The lies are necessary because, without them, many deplorable acts would become impossibilities.

Premise Eight: The needs of the natural world are more important than the needs of the economic system.

From the beginning, this culture - civilization - has been a culture of occupation.

We have a need for enchantment that is as deep and devoted as our need for food and water.

If we celebrate life with all its contradictions, embrace, experience, and ultimately live with it, a chance exists for a spiritual life filled not only with pain and untidiness, but also with joy, community, and creativity.