Sylvia Earle

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My wish to protect the oceans

February 10th, 2009

TED Long Beach, Calfornia

What really matters is that we should all of us realize that we are guilty of inhumanity. The horror of this realization should shake us out of our lethargy so that we can direct our hopes and our intentions to the coming of an era in which war will have no place.

Dr. Albert Schweitzer, from his remarks on receiving the 1952 Nobel Peace prize (a year later, in 1953).