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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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Remember when atmospheric contaminants were romantically called stardust? – Lane Olinghouse

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We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive. – Albert Einstein

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We shall continue to have a worsening ecologic crisis until we reject the Christian axiom that nature has no reason for existence save to serve man. – Lynn White, Jr., "The Historical Roots of Our Ecologic Crisis," 1967

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The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition. – Carl Sagan

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