The extraordinary thing that is going to happen in the next two or three decades is not that the human race is going to become extinct. The extraordinary thing that's going to happen in the next two or three decades is that a great second renaissance is going to occur. A great and astounding renaissance. Nothing less than that is going to save us. -- Daniel Quinn
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We would celebrate a new renaissance. The old one found a way to exploit. The new one has discovered the Earth's limits. Knowing them we may learn anew what compassion and beauty are, and pause to listen to the Earth's music. -- David R. Brower
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by Paul Grignon
Something obvious keeps eluding our civilization, something that involves a reciprocal relationship between nature and psyche, and that we are going to have to grasp if we are to survive as a species. But it hasn't come together yet, and as a result, to use the traditional labels, it is still unclear whether we are entering a new Dark Age or a new Renaissance.
-- Morris Berman, Coming to Our Senses, 1989
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We must bring about a renaissance in politics... does that seem inordinately ambitious? It is. This is no time for small plans. -- John Gardner
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The emerging paradigm that we see, based on the dispersed insurgencies bursting out, is the renaissance of the commons. The commons is a social regime for managing shared resources and forging a community of shared values and purposes. Unlike markets, which rely upon price as the sole dimension of value, a common is organized around a richer blend of human needs -- for identity, community, fame and honor -- which are indivisible and inalienable, as well as more "tangible" rewards. -- John Clippinger and David Bollier
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