“Nothing should be permitted to stand in the way of the preservation of the forests, and it is criminal to permit individuals to purchase a little gain for themselves through the destruction of forests when this destruction is fatal to the well-being of the whole country in the future.” WayShouldWellsLittlesCountryWholeIndividualGainsDestructionConservativeCriminalsForestsWell BeingPermitPreservation Book:Presidential addresses and state papers Source: Presidential addresses and state papers
“We owe to democracy, at least in part, the regime of discussion with which we live; we owe it to the principal modern liberties: those of thought, press and association. And the regime of free discussion is the only one which permits the ruling class to renew itself... which eliminates that class quasi-automatically when it no longer corresponds to the interests of the country.” CountryInterestLibertyClassDemocracyModernSpeechPressesDiscussionPermitAssociationRegimesPrincipalRuling Author:Gaetano Mosca