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Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1968-1969

Book by Lyndon B. Johnson · 4 quotes · Education, Nations, Environmental

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Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1968-1969 Quotes

“A nation that fails to plan intelligently for the development and protection of its precious waters will be condemned to wither because of its shortsightedness. The hard lessons of history are clear, written on the deserted sands and ruins of once proud civilizations.”

“Of all the problems of conservation, none is more urgent that the polluted air which endangers the American people. We have been fortunate so far. But we have seen that when winds fail to blow, the concentrations of poisonous clouds over our cities can become perilous.”

“An unspoiled river is a very rare thing in this Nation today. Their flow and vitality have been harnessed by dams and too often they have been turned into open sewers by communities and by industries. It makes us all very fearful that all rivers will go this way unless somebody acts now to try to balance our river development.”