mankind

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There is value—and I don’t mean financial value, I mean cultural, aesthetic and intellectual value—to preserving the achievements of mankind.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lovecraft's famous observation that "the oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown."

From Science Daily

One platform’s founder claimed the prediction market represents “the most accurate thing we have as mankind right now,” while another’s leader asserted the platform is “replacing debate, subjectivity, and talk with markets, accuracy, and truth.”

From Los Angeles Times

“The common sense of mankind demands that law shall not stop with the punishment of petty crimes by little people. It must also reach men who possess themselves of great power.”

From Salon

Plaid's 2024 general election manifesto reaffirmed the party's target, saying it recognised that "the climate and nature emergencies are the biggest threat to mankind on a global scale".

From BBC