When did Edgar Mitchell say or write the quote that begins: "In outer space you develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world..."

by TheyCallMeBrewKid

You can see the quote here

"In outer space you develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it. From out there on the Moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, 'Look at that, you son of a bitch.'"

I can't find an original source for it, the internet is flooded with stupid quote sites with no sourcing to a book or speech or NASA transcript or anything. If anyone could point me to the original source for this or any further context around it that would be awesome, thank you

RunDNA

I have seen several sources pointing to this People Magazine interview with Mitchell from April 8, 1974.

The quotation appears by itself at the beginning of the article, so while you would assume that the quote was made during the interview with Mitchell, it is also possible that they are quoting from some earlier source.