Rosalie Bertell Quotes

• We have to be part of something larger than ourselves, because our dreams are often bigger than our lifetimes.

  Rosalie Bertell

  Dream, Lifetime, Bigger

  "In What Do I Place My Trust?" by Rosalie Bertell, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 18, 2005.

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• Wars results in immediate deaths and destruction, but the environmental consequences can last hundreds, often thousands of years. And it is not just war itself that undermines our life support system, but also the research and development, military exercises and general preparations for battle that are carried out on a daily basis in most parts of the world. The majority of this pre-war activity takes place without the benefit of civilian scrutiny and therefore we are unaware of some of what is being done to our environment in the name of 'security.

  Rosalie Bertell

  Military, War, Exercise

  Rosalie Bertell (2001). “Planet Earth: The Latest Weapon of War”, p.2, Black Rose Books Ltd.

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• ...there is no safe level of exposure to ionizing radiation, and the search for quantifying such a safe level is in vain.

  Rosalie Bertell

  Nuclear, Levels, Safe

  Rosalie Bertell (1985). “No immediate danger: prognosis for a radioactive earth”

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• ..Radiation...the biggest lobby ...in the world. It's involved in university research. ...industries...the whole medical profession.., the whole military establishment, and the economic and military policy of the country depends on people being willing to handle radio-active materials.

  Rosalie Bertell

  Country, Military, Dark

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• Nothing else is going to matter if we kill the earth and we kill the food and we destroy the gene pool and there aren't any people around to enjoy the earth.

  Rosalie Bertell

  People, Earth, Matter

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• Our work seeks to focus attention on the necessity of developing security for the global village, meeting its need for clean air, water, food and a healthy habitat, as well as fostering clarity of vision on cooperation and development.

  Rosalie Bertell

  Air, Water, Focus

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• The NCI sent (,)...to review our funding(,)...people connected with the nuclear establishment...It was a pretty much foregone conclusion, that if you send people in to review the funding, who stand most to be hurt by this research, the funding will be denied.

  Rosalie Bertell

  Hurt, Dark, People

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