mankind

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"Simply the greatest event that humanity, that mankind, has ever seen".

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“Elon started SpaceX with the goal to change mankind and make us a multiplanetary species,” SpaceX CFO Bret Johnsen said in a 17-minute video hosted on the website, referring to CEO Elon Musk.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

The concept, as described by the organization: “to create the definitive scientific, cultural and sporting movement that safely evolves mankind into a new superhumanity.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

“Technology, AI, is supposed to support mankind, it is supposed to help mankind, it is supposed to advance mankind. Not end it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Let me close by saying that I have the personal faith that mankind will somehow rise up to the occasion and give new directions to an age drifting rapidly to its doom.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry