Mao said he was prepared to have millions of Chinese people perish in a nuclear war as long as China survived... I'm beginning to find it more and more sick that only humans make it into our calculations... Annihilate life on earth, but save the nation... what's the subject heading? Stupidity or Insanity?

Things that Can and Cannot Be Said: Essays and Conversations (ed. Haymarket Books, 2016) - ISBN: 9781608467181