Quotes from Helen Caldicott

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.

Politics is not really politics any more. It is run, for the most part, by Madison Avenue advertising firms, who sell politicians to the public the way they sell bars of soap or cans of beer.

The problem with addicted people, communities, corporations, or countries is that they tend to lie, cheat, or steal to get their 'fix.' Corporations are addicted to profit and governments to power.

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.

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

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

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

Patriotism is nationalism, and always leads to war.

Patriotism is nationalism, and always leads to war.