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“We advocate biodiversity for biodiversity's sake. It may take our extinction to set things straight.”

Quote by David Foreman

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David Foreman (born 1947) is an American environmental activist and co-founder of Earth First!, one of the most influential radical environmental organizations in the United States. He is widely recognized as a key figure in the American environmental movement, known for his advocacy of wilderness preservation and non-violent direct action to protect natural environments. Foreman's writings and speeches have significantly influenced environmental activism since the 1980s. more

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