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" People are beginning to realize that we need to live in accordance with the law of ecology, the law of finite resources, and if we don't, we're going to go extinct. "
Paul Watson
Beginning
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" Pete Bethune is a hero in New Zealand. He's a hero worldwide to people who want to see the end of whaling. "
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" My concern is not for the judicial system, but for the reality that the shark fin mafia of Costa Rica has a price on my head, and a Costa Rican prison would provide an excellent opportunity for someone to exercise this lethal contract against me. "
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