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title: "4 Humanity Purpose Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [“We are not consumers. For most of humanity’s existence, we were makers, not consumers: we made our clothes, shelter, and education, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-fox/we-are-not-consumers-for-most-of-humanity-s-existence-we-were-makers/)

[Matthew Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-fox/)

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> [We stand by as children starve by the millions because we lack the will to end hunger. But we have found the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hatfield/we-stand-by-as-children-starve-by-the-millions-because-we-lack-the/)

[Mark Hatfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-hatfield/)

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> [“The 'appetite for joy' which pervades all creation, that tremendous force which sways humanity to its purpose, as the ride sways the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-hardy/the-appetite-for-joy-which-pervades-all-creation-that-tremendous/)

[Thomas Hardy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-hardy/)

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> [“We stand by as children starve by the millions because we lack the will to eliminate hunger. Yet we have found the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-hatfield/we-stand-by-as-children-starve-by-the-millions-because-we-lack-the-2/)

[Mark Hatfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-hatfield/)

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