Paul Watson: I have a lot of family in Canada right across the country...

If you want to know where you would have stood on slavery before the Civil War, don’t look at where you stand on slavery today. Look at where you stand on animal rights.

Paul Watson

views animal war

As for myself, I do not believe in loggers, I believe in trees. I do not believe in fishermen, I believe in fish. I do not believe in miners, I believe in the rocks beneath my feet. I do not believe in pie in the sky spirituality, I believe in rainbows, rivers, mountains, and moss. I do not believe in environmentalists, I believe in the environment. I am a proud traitor to my species in alliance with my mother the Earth in opposition to those who would destroy her, those parasites who believe the Earth is here to serve human interests.

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mother sky believe

We're just a conceited, naked ape. But in our minds we're some sort of "divine legend," and we see ourselves as some sort of god. That we can walk around the earth deciding who will live and who will die and what will be destroyed and what will be saved. But the fact is we're just a bunch of primates out of control.

Paul Watson

conceited mind thinking

In the great scheme of things, what matters is not how long you live but why you live, what you stand for and what you are willing to die for.

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schemes what-matters long

WE CAN NOT LIVE ON THIS PLANET WITH DEAD OCEANS. IF OUR OCEANS DIE, WE DIE.

Paul Watson

can-not planets ocean

Intelligence is the ability of a species to live in harmony with its environment.

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harmony environment animal

A vegan riding a hummer contributes less to greenhouse gas emissions than a meat eater riding a bicycle.

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riding vegan meat

Almost all theological thought is anthropocentric and I just cannot buy into the anthropocentric ideology. Basically we're a bunch of conceited apes.

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apes conceited religion

Unless we stop the degradation of our oceans, marine ecological systems will begin collapsing and when enough of them fail, the oceans will die. And if the oceans die, then civilization collapses and we all die

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marine ocean civilization

Seafood is simply a socially acceptable form of bush meat. We condemn Africans for hunting monkeys and mammalian and bird species from the jungle yet the developed world thinks nothing of hauling in magnificent wild creatures like swordfish, tuna, halibut, shark, and salmon for our meals. The fact is that the global slaughter of marine wildlife is simply the largest massacre of wildlife on the planet.

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hunting marine thinking

I can't think of a greater legacy than, "Because you lived, another species survived."

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species legacy thinking

What we need now is heroes - millions of them. Sentiment without action is the ruin of the soul.

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soul hero needs

We need to radically and intelligently reduce human populations to fewer than one billion. We need to eliminate nationalism and tribalism and become Earthlings. And as Earthlings, we need to recognize that all the other species that live on this planet are also fellow citizens and also Earthlings. This is a planet of incredible diversity of life-forms; it is not a planet of one species as many of us believe.

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diversity citizens believe

We should never feel like we're going too far in breaking the law, because whatever laws you break to liberate animals or to protect the environment are very insignificant compared to the laws that are broken by that parliament of whores in Washington. They are the biggest lawbreakers, the biggest destroyers, the biggest mass-murderers on this planet right now.

Paul Watson

broken law animal

I have been honored to serve the whales, dolphins, seals - and all the other creatures on this Earth. Their beauty, intelligence, strength, and spirit have inspired me. These beings have spoken to me, touched me, and I have been rewarded by friendship with many members of different species. If the whales survive and flourish, if the seals continue to live and give birth, and if I can contribute to ensuring their future prosperity, I will be forever happy.

Paul Watson

whales forever giving

We are killing our host the planet Earth.... I was once severely criticized for describing human beings as being the 'AIDS of the Earth.' I make no apologies for that statement.... We need to radically and intelligently reduce human populations to fewer than one billion.

Paul Watson

population apology needs

My position is this. If we can't protect sanctuaries, if we can't save the whales, the sharks, the fish, our oceans will die.

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whales sharks ocean

We don't give a damn what you or anybody else on this planet thinks. We didn't sink those ships for you. We did it for the whales.

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whales animal thinking

That fact is that we live in an extremely violent culture, and we all justify violence if it's for what we believe in .

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believe culture facts

Follow your dreams and use your natural born talents and skills to make this a better world for tomorrow.

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skills use dream

I have a lot of family in Canada right across the country, i just find it incredible that as a Canadian citizen, I can't return to my own country - the country I was born in - without any explanation given to me as to why.