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> [Politics is not really politics any more. It is run, for the most part, by Madison Avenue advertising firms, who sell politicians to the public the way they sell bars of soap or cans of beer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-caldicott/politics-is-not-really-politics-any-more-it-is-run-for-the-most-part/)

[Helen Caldicott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-caldicott/)

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## More by Helen Caldicott

> [Capitalism is destroying the earth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-caldicott/capitalism-is-destroying-the-earth/)

[Helen Caldicott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-caldicott/)

> [Nuclear industry proponents often assert that low doses of radiation (eg below 100mSV) produce no ill effects and are therefore safe. But , as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-caldicott/nuclear-industry-proponents-often-assert-that-low-doses-of-radiation/)

[Helen Caldicott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-caldicott/)

> [As a physician, I see the earth as a patient in the intensive care unit. We have an acute clinical crisis on our hands…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-caldicott/as-a-physician-i-see-the-earth-as-a-patient-in-the-intensive-care/)

[Helen Caldicott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-caldicott/)

> [Teachers, I believe, are the most responsible and important members of society because their professional efforts affect the fate of the earth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-caldicott/teachers-i-believe-are-the-most-responsible-and-important-members-of/)

[Helen Caldicott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-caldicott/)

> [If you inhale a millionth of a gram of plutonium, the surrounding cells receive a very, very high dose. Most die within that area,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-caldicott/if-you-inhale-a-millionth-of-a-gram-of-plutonium-the-surrounding/)

[Helen Caldicott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-caldicott/)

> [As a doctor, as well as a mother and a world citizen, I wish to practice the ultimate form of preventive medicine by ridding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-caldicott/as-a-doctor-as-well-as-a-mother-and-a-world-citizen-i-wish-to/)

[Helen Caldicott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-caldicott/)

> [On one hand, I'm an optimistic pessimist. On the other, I'm a pessimistic optimist. But while there's life, there's still hope, and I wouldn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-caldicott/on-one-hand-i-m-an-optimistic-pessimist-on-the-other-i-m-a/)

[Helen Caldicott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-caldicott/)

> [We are the curators of life on earth. We hold it in the palm of our hand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-caldicott/we-are-the-curators-of-life-on-earth-we-hold-it-in-the-palm-of-our/)

[Helen Caldicott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-caldicott/)

> [Politics is not really politics any more. It is run, for the most part, by Madison Avenue advertising firms, who sell politicians to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-caldicott/politics-is-not-really-politics-any-more-it-is-run-for-the-most-part/)

[Helen Caldicott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-caldicott/)

> [The power of an aroused public is unbeatable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-caldicott/the-power-of-an-aroused-public-is-unbeatable/)

[Helen Caldicott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-caldicott/)

> [It is clear to me that unless we connect directly with the earth, we will not have the faintest clue why we should save…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-caldicott/it-is-clear-to-me-that-unless-we-connect-directly-with-the-earth-we/)

[Helen Caldicott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-caldicott/)

> [The U.S. population, a mere four or five percent of the world total, creates half the world's toxic waste.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-caldicott/the-u-s-population-a-mere-four-or-five-percent-of-the-world-total/)

[Helen Caldicott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-caldicott/)

> [The massive quantities of radiation that would be released in a war fought with nuclear weapons might, over time, cause such great changes in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-caldicott/the-massive-quantities-of-radiation-that-would-be-released-in-a-war/)

[Helen Caldicott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-caldicott/)

> [as a physician I examine the dying planet as I do a dying patient. The earth has a natural system of interacting homeostatic mechanisms…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-caldicott/as-a-physician-i-examine-the-dying-planet-as-i-do-a-dying-patient-the/)

[Helen Caldicott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-caldicott/)

> [Patriotism is nationalism, and always leads to war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-caldicott/patriotism-is-nationalism-and-always-leads-to-war/)

[Helen Caldicott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-caldicott/)

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