Democracy Quote by Petra Kelly
“The vision I see is not only a movement of direct democracy, of self- and co-determination and non-violence, but a movement in which politics means the power to love and the power to feel united on the spaceship Earth...”
About This Quote
Source Speech: International Women’s Year Address, Petra Kelly, 1980
A vision of politics rooted in love, feeling, and non‑violence, treating Earth as a shared spaceship.
In simple terms: Politics as love and unity.
Embrace compassionate governance.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- community activism
- global policy
- environmental education
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How can love guide policy?
- What obstacles block non‑violent change?
Idealism may clash with entrenched interests.