“A people without children would face a hopeless future; a country without trees is almost as helpless; forests which are so used that they cannot renew themselves will soon vanish, and with them all their benefits. A true forest is not merely a storehouse full of wood, but, as it were, a factory of wood and at the same time a reservoir of water. When you help to preserve our forests or plant new ones you are acting the part of good citizens.” PeopleChildrenCountryHelpingFacesUsedWaterActingTreeCitizensBenefitsPlantWoodsForestsPreservesHopelessFactoriesHelplessReservoirsGood Citizen Author:Theodore Roosevelt
“The truthfulness of materials of constructions, concrete, bricks and stone, shall be maintained in all buildings constructed or to be constructed. The seed of Chandigarh is well sown. It is for the citizens to see that the tree flourishes.” WellsTreeBuildingMaterialsCitizensStonesSeedsConstructionConcreteBricksTruthfulness Author:Le Corbusier
“Whether you have an abortion, what you put in your own body, with whom you have sex - these are not affairs of the state. A government does not exist to control the citizens. When it does, it is a tyranny, and must be fought. The tree of liberty, Jefferson warned us, must be refreshed with the blood of tyrants and patriots.” DoeStatesBodyGovernmentSexLibertyTreeBloodCitizensAffairTyrannyAbortionTyrantsPatriot Author:Gore Vidal
“It's the little things citizens do. That's what will make the difference. My little thing is planting trees.” LittlesDifferencesTreeCitizensLittle Things Author:Wangari Maathai