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Quote by Jules Michelet

“You are one of the forces of nature.”

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Jules Michelet was a French historian renowned for his influential works on the French Revolution and medieval history. He is often regarded as one of the founders of modern historical narrative. more

“Come with me, the river said, close your eyes and quiet your limbs and float with me into the wonder and mystery of the canyons, see the unknown and the little known, look upon the stone gods face to face, see Medusa, drink my waters, hear my song, feel my power, come along and drift with me toward the distant, ultimate and legendary sea.”

Source: The Serpents of Paradise: A Reader

“Be assured that our individual actions, collectively, make a huge difference.”

Action Individual Differences Environment Huge Assured

Author:Jane Goodall

“We're a part of nature. As we destroy nature, we destroy ourselves. It's a selfish thing to want to protect nature.”

Want Environment Protect Selfish Protect Nature

Author:Yvon Chouinard

“There is no domestic issue more important to America in the long run than the conservation and proper use of our natural resources, including fresh water, clean air, tillable soil, forests, wilderness, habitat for wildlife, minerals and recreational assets.”

Source: Beyond Earth Day: Fulfilling the Promise

“The practice of conservation must spring from a conviction of what is ethically and aesthetically right, as well as what is economically expedient. A thing is right only when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the community, and the community includes the soil, waters, fauna, and flora, as well as people.”

People Wells Water Community Practice Environment Integrity Spring Conviction Preserves Soil Stability Conservation Flora

Author:Aldo Leopold

“We can and should have an abundance of trails for walking, cycling, and horseback riding, in and close to our cities. In the backcountry we need to copy the great Appalachian Trail in all parts of America.”

Needs Should America Cities Environment Walking Should Have Abundance Copies Riding Trails Cycling Horseback Horseback Riding Appalachian Trail

Book:Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965

Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965

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