Civil disobedience has an honourable history, and when the urgency and moral clarity cross a certain threshold, then I think that civil disobedience is quite understandable, and it has a role to play.
AL GOREThe planet is in distress and all of the attention is on Paris Hilton.
More Al Gore Quotes
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Our way of life is at stake, our grandchildren are at stake, the future of civilization is at stake.
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The global environment crisis is, as we say in Tennessee, real as rain, and I cannot stand the thought of leaving my children with a degraded earth and a diminished future.
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Hurricane Sandy is a disturbing sign of things to come. We must heed this warning and act quickly to solve the climate crisis. Dirty energy makes dirty weather.
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I strongly believe in the separation of church and state. But freedom of religion does not mean freedom from religion, there is a better way.
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A zebra does not change its spots.
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As long as the government’s actions are secret, it cannot be held accountable. A government for the people and by the people should be transparent to the people.
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We can believe in the future and work to achieve it and preserve it, or we can whirl blindly on, behaving as if one day there will be no children to inherit our legacy. The choice is ours; the earth is in balance.
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The struggle to save the global environment is in one way much more difficult than the struggle to vanquish Hitler, for this time the war is with ourselves. We are the enemy, just as we have only ourselves as allies.
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The moral imperative to make big changes is inescapable…that what we take for granted may not be here for our children
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I think the cost of energy will come down when we make this transition to renewable energy.
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When it comes to climate, we can all make a big difference.
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The Congress is virtually incapable of passing any reforms unless they first get permission from the powerful special interests who are most affected by the proposal.
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I pledge to you today that as president, in my first budget, I will introduce the largest increase in special education ever.
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A zebra can not change it’s spots.
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During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet.
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