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“Only within the 20th Century has biological thought been focused on ecology, or the relation of the living creature to its environment. Awareness of ecological relationships is - or should be - the basis of modern conservation programs, for it is useless to attempt to preserve a living species unless the kind of land or water it requires is also preserved. So delicately interwoven are the relationships that when we disturb one thread of the community fabric we alter it all - perhaps almost imperceptibly, perhaps so drastically that destruction follows.”

“Some voluntary castaways there will always be, whom no fostering kindness and no parental care can preserve from self-destruction; but if any are lost for want of care and culture, there is a sin of omission in the society to which they belong.”

Ifs Want Self Care Culture Lost Sin Kindness Destruction Preserves Self Destruction Parental Omission Fostering Castaway

Book:Colloquies on Society: Easyread Comfort Edition

Source: Colloquies on Society: Easyread Comfort Edition

“They wanted to preserve and protect the mystical knowledge gained from their meditation practices and pass it on to future civilizations they clairvoyantly saw were going to be born after the destruction of Atlantis”

Wanted Born Practice Saws Meditation Civilization Protect Destruction Ancient Preserves Mystical Meditation Practice Ancient Egypt Atlantis Knowledge Gained

Book:Surfing the Himalayas: conversations and travels with Master Fwap

Source: Surfing the Himalayas: conversations and travels with Master Fwap

“The heart-throb for the welfare of humanity therefore passes into the ravings of an insane self-conceit, into the fury of consciousness to preserve itself from destruction; and it does this by expelling from itself the perversion which it is itself, and by striving to look on it and express it as something else.”

Looks Heart Doe Self Humanity Consciousness Destruction Strive Insane Preserves Welfare Fury Egotism Conceit Perversion

Book:Phenomenology of Spirit

Source: Phenomenology of Spirit

“Sparta must be regarded as the first völkisch state. The exposure of the sick, weak, deformed children, in short, their destruction, was more decent and in truth a thousand times more human than the wretched insanity of our day which preserves the most pathological subject.”

Firsts Humans Children States Subjects Thousand Weak Destruction Sick Preserves Insanity Decent Exposure Wretched Sparta

Author:Adolf Hitler

“We have to preserve it and use it sustainably. And the short-term use of resources at the destruction of the long-term heritage of this country is not a policy that we can pursue.”

Long Country Use Term Policy Resources Destruction Pursue Preserves Long Term Heritage Short Term

Author:Bruce Babbitt

“A reduction in meat consumption is the most powerful single act that you can take to halt the destruction of our environment and preserve our natural resources.”

Natural Powerful Environment Resources Destruction Preserves Meat Most Powerful Vegetarian Vegan Consumption Our Environment Reduction Halt Natural Resources Meat Consumption

Author:John Robbins

“Sustainable farms are to today's headlong rush toward global destruction what the monasteries were to the Dark Ages: places to preserve human skills and crafts until some semblance of common sense and common purpose returns to the public mind.”

Mind Humans Age Today Purpose Dark Common Return Skills Destruction Common Sense Crafts Preserves Farms Dark Ages Semblance Monasteries Common Purpose

Book:Living at Nature's Pace: Farming and the American Dream

Source: Living at Nature's Pace: Farming and the American Dream