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“What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another.”
― Chris Maser, Forest Primeval: The Natural History of an Ancient Forest

tags: misattributed-to-gandhi

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“Man is a complex being: he makes deserts bloom - and lakes die.”
― Gil Scott-Heron

tags: conservation, environment

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“This book was written using 100% recycled words.”
― Terry Pratchett, Wyrd Sisters

tags: conservation, environmentalism, humor

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“Here is your country. Cherish these natural wonders, cherish the natural resources, cherish the history and romance as a sacred heritage, for your children and your children's children. Do not let selfish men or greedy interests skin your country of its beauty, its riches or its romance.”
― Theodore Roosevelt

tags: conservation, environment, morals, nationalism, patriotism, politics, values

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“In what terms should we think of these beings, nonhuman yet possessing so very many human-like characteristics? How should we treat them? Surely we should treat them with the same consideration and kindness as we show to other humans; and as we recognize human rights, so too should we recognize the rights of the great apes? Yes.”
― Jane Goodall