What Liberals Say » David Brower

Environment

David Brower — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:11:42 +0000

“Loggers losing their jobs because of spotted owl legislation is, in my eyes, no different than people being out of work after the furnaces of Dachau shut down.”

Generating a sense of reasonableness.

David Brower — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 19:50:22 +0000

“I founded Friends of the Earth to make the Sierra Club look reasonable. Then I founded the Earth Island Institute to make Friends of the Earth seem reasonable. Earth First! now makes us look reasonable. We’re still waiting for someone to come along and make Earth First! look reasonable.”

Equating the death of trees with the death of men.

David Brower — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 18:43:48 +0000

“While the death of young men in war is unfortunate, it is no more serious than the touching of mountains and wilderness areas by humankind.”

The government should control all births.

David Brower — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 18:42:04 +0000

“Childbearing [should be) a punishable crime against society, unless the parents hold a government license. . . . All potential parents [should be] required to use contraceptive chemicals, the government issuing antidotes to citizens chosen for childbearing.”

Loggers are bad people.

David Brower — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 18:40:46 +0000

“Loggers losing their jobs because of spotted owl legislation is, in my eyes, no different than people being out of work after the furnaces of Dachau shut down.”