Quote by John Steinbeck
The new American finds his challenge and his love in the traffic-c

The new American finds his challenge and his love in the traffic-choked streets, skies nested in smog, choking with the acids of industry, the screech of rubber and houses leashed in against one another while the town lets wither a time and die. – John Steinbeck

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No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself. – John Steinbeck

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Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts… perhaps the fear of a loss of power. – John Steinbeck

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Approximately 80 % of our air pollution stems from hydrocarbons released by vegetation, so lets not go overboard in setting and enforcing tough emission standards from man-made sources. – Ronald Reagan

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No witchcraft, no enemy action had silenced the rebirth of new life in this stricken world. The people had done it themselves. – Rachel Carson

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I durst not laugh for fear of opening my lips and receiving the bad air. – William Shakespeare

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