Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople Quotes

Man has sought to take from the natural world not only that which is necessary for his stability and survival, but often seeks to satisfy his perceived and ultimately false psychological needs, such as his need for self-display, luxuries and the like. Twenty percent of humanity consumes eighty percent of the world's wealth and is accountable for an equal percentage of the world's ecological catastrophes.

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople

• Humanity
• Needs
• Survival
• Satisfy
• Catastrophes
• Natural World

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• Man has sought to take from the natural world not only that which is necessary for his stability and survival, but often seeks to satisfy his perceived and ultimately false psychological needs, such as his need for self-display, luxuries and the like. Twenty percent of humanity consumes eighty percent of the world's wealth and is accountable for an equal percentage of the world's ecological catastrophes.

  

  Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople
  • Humanity
  • Needs
  • Survival