Quote by Rachel Carson
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It is a curious situation that the sea, from which life first arose, should now be threatened by the activities of one form of that life. – Rachel Carson

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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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Pollution
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Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. – Rachel Carson

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Earth
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Ironically, rural America has become viewed by a growing number of Americans as having a higher [quality of life] not because of what it has, but rather because of what it does not have! – Don A. Dillman, Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science,

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Environment

Malthus has been buried many times, and Malthusian scarcity with him. But as Garrett Hardin remarked, anyone who has to be reburied so often cannot be entirely dead. – Herman E. Daly, Steady-State Economics, 1977

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Environment

We are living too fast—yea, we are consuming the blessings given us, at a rate that may leave future generations to sit out in the cold and freeze to death. – W.A. Pryal, “Lumber for Hives: Some Interesting Data on the Way Lumber is being

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Environment

We have to shift our emphasis from economic efficiency and materialism towards a sustainable quality of life and to healing of our society, of our people and our ecological systems. – Janet Holmes à Court

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Environment

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Defeat may serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out. – Edwin Markham

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Nothing can confound a wise man more than laughter from a dunce. – Lord (George Gordon) Byron

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My own experience is use the tools that are out there. Use the digital world. But never lose sight of the need to reach out and talk to other people who dont share your view. Listen to them and see if you can find a way to compromise. – Colin Powell

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Experience

Leadership must be established from the top down. – Sam Nunn

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Leadership