Every death even the cruelest deathdrowns in the total indifference of NatureNature herself would watch unmovedif we destroyed the entire human race I hate Naturethis passionless spectator this unbreakable iceberg-facethat can bear everythingthis goads us to greater and greater acts

Peter Weiss
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The poet Gerard Manley Hopkins put it this way: “Every death, even the cruelest death, drowns in the total indifference of nature. Nature herself would watch unmoved if we destroyed the entire human race. If we could only shake off this indifference—if we could but kindle some spark of that sacred fire that formerly burned in our hearts!”

Source: The Persecution And Assassination Of Jeanpaul Marat As Performed By The Inmates Of The Asylum Of Charenton Under The Direction Of The Marquis De Sade

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