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> [“Further, any way of life based on the importation of resources is also functionally based on violence, because if your way of life requires the importation of resources, trade will never be sufficiently reliable: if people in the next watershed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aric-mcbay/further-any-way-of-life-based-on-the-importation-of-resources-is-also/)

[Aric McBay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aric-mcbay/)

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## More by Aric McBay

> [“Humans are only one species of millions. To kill millions of species for the benefit of one is insane, just as killing millions of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aric-mcbay/humans-are-only-one-species-of-millions-to-kill-millions-of-species/)

[Aric McBay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aric-mcbay/)

> [“The dominant culture eats entire biomes. No, that is too generous, because eating implies a natural biological relationship. This culture doesn't just consume ecosystems,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aric-mcbay/the-dominant-culture-eats-entire-biomes-no-that-is-too-generous/)

[Aric McBay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aric-mcbay/)

> [“No successes we might have are guaranteed to last as long as industrial civilization stands. Conversely, most of our losses are effectively permanent. Extinct…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aric-mcbay/no-successes-we-might-have-are-guaranteed-to-last-as-long-as/)

[Aric McBay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aric-mcbay/)

> [“The ultimate goal of the resistance movement is a planet not just living, but in recovery, growing more alive and more diverse year after…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aric-mcbay/the-ultimate-goal-of-the-resistance-movement-is-a-planet-not-just/)

[Aric McBay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aric-mcbay/)

> [“Further, any way of life based on the importation of resources is also functionally based on violence, because if your way of life requires…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aric-mcbay/further-any-way-of-life-based-on-the-importation-of-resources-is-also/)

[Aric McBay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aric-mcbay/)

> [“Humans aren’t going to do anything in time to prevent the planet from being destroyed wholesale. Poor people are too preoccupied by primary emergencies,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aric-mcbay/humans-aren-t-going-to-do-anything-in-time-to-prevent-the-planet-from/)

[Aric McBay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aric-mcbay/)

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