Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Emerson on the end

"The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-82)

I don't believe this, though the converse might be true.

3 comments:

One of Freedom said...

I don't know, it is a good thought. Civilization has not done too many favours to our planet.

Benjamin Ady said...

... can you help me out on construction of "the converse"?

byron smith said...

= "The end of civilization will be that it will eventually die of the human race."