“If we lose our wilderness, we have nothing left, in my opinion, worth fighting for; or to be more exact, a completely industrialized United States is of no consequence to me.”
Quote by Aldo Leopold
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Aldo Leopold
Aldo Leopold was an American author, philosopher, conservationist, and environmentalist. He is best known for his book 'A Sand County Almanac', which is considered a foundational text in environmental ethics and wildlife management. Leopold was born on January 11, 1887, and passed away on April 21, 1948. more
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