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For the first time in the history of the world, every human being

For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death. – Rachel Carson, Silent Spring, 1962

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For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled. – Richard P. Feynman

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The problem is no longer that with every pair of hands that comes into the world there comes a hungry stomach. Rather it is that, attached to those hands are sharp elbows. – Paul A. Samuelson, Newsweek, 12 June 1967

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The human race will be the cancer of the planet. – Julian Huxley, attributed

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Take care of the earth and she will take care of you. – Author Unknown

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Ethical religion can be real only to those who are engaged in ceaseless efforts at moral improvement. By moving upward we acquire faith in an upward movement, without limit. – Felix Adler

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I tell you the past is a bucket of ashes. – Carl Sandburg, “Prairie,” Complete Poems, 1950

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