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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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I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. – Elwyn Brooks White, Essays of E.B. White, 1977

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It isnt pollution thats harming the environment. Its the impurities in our air and water that are doing it. – Dan Quayle

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When we become a part of anything, it becomes a part of us. – David Harold Fink

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Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it. – Henry David Thoreau, "Chesuncook," The Maine Woods, 1848

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When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong. – Eugene V. Debs

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Many difficulties which nature throws in our way, may be smoothed away by the exercise of intelligence. – Titus Livius

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