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I guess I so desperately want to see us put this planet right. Its so horrifying to me that a fifth of us are starving e
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"I guess I so desperately want to see us put this planet right. It's so horrifying to me that a fifth of us are starving every night, and that forty thousand children die every single day"

- Ann Druyan

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This quote by Ann Druyan speaks with the enormous suffering and inequality that exists worldwide today. It is a call to action to do something to attend to the oppressions that exist in the world. She expresses her horror at the reality that a fifth of the world's population is starving every night which forty thousand kids die every day. This is a plain tip of the need for us to act to put the planet right. We need to aim to produce a world where everybody has access to fundamental requirements and where no one is left behind. We must interact to develop a world where everyone has the opportunity to prosper and where nobody is left to suffer. We need to make every effort to create a world where everybody is treated with dignity and respect.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Ann Druyan somewhere between June 13, 1949 and today. He/she was a famous Writer from USA. The author also have 10 other quotes.

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