3 David Mitchell Quotes on Humanity

David Mitchell quotes on humanity

10. 'Yay, Old'uns' Smart mastered sicks, miles, seeds and made miracles ord'nary, but it din't master one thing, nay, a hunger in the hearts of humans, yay, a hunger for more: Human hunger birthed the Civilise, but human hunger killed it too.' ? (p.287)

11. 'Another war is always coming: They are never properly extinguished. What sparks war? The will to power, the backbone of human nature. The threat of violence, the fear of violence, or actual violence, is the instrument of this dreadful will: The nation state is merely human nature inflated to monstrous proportions. QED, nations are entities whose laws are written by violence. Thus it ever was, so ever shall be.' ?(p.462)

15. 'One fine day, a purely predatory world shall consume itself: In an individual, selfishness uglifies the soul; for the human species, selfishness is extinction.' ? (p.528)