“We need freedom to roam across land owned by no one but protected by all, whose unchanging horizon is the same that bounded the world of our millennial ancestors.” WorldNeedsLandHorizonAncestorProtectedUnchangingMillennials Author:E. O. Wilson
“The interests of Oregon for today and in the future must be protected from the grasping wastrels of the land. We must respect another truism - that unlimited and unregulated growth, leads inexorably to a lowered quality of life.” TodayGrowthInterestQualityLandProtectedUnlimitedQuality Of LifeGraspingOregonTruism Author:Tom McCall
“If we drill the hell out of everything, including protected public lands and fragile regions like the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, America can emerge as an 'energy superpower.'” IfsAmericaEnergyHellLandIncludingRegionsFragileProtectedRefugeWildlifeSuperpowerDrillsArcticPublic Lands Author:Jeff Goodell
“Im for the fracking. I think its an opportunity for Ohio to really get a lot of jobs. But we have to do it right. We have to really take a deep breath, do it right, make sure the public is protected, make sure our land is protected.” ThinkingJobsOpportunityLandBreathsProtectedOhioDeep BreathTake A Deep BreathFracking Author:Mike DeWine
“In Harlem, black was white. You had rights that could not be denied you; you had privileges, protected by law. And you had money. Everybody in Harlem had money. It was a land of plenty.” LawBlackWhiteRightsLandPrivilegePlentyDeniedProtectedHarlem Book:The City of Refuge: The Collected Stories of Rudolph Fisher Source: The City of Refuge: The Collected Stories of Rudolph Fisher
“You cannot know, should I discribe to you; the feelings of a parent . . . . Four years have already past away since you left your native land, and this rural Cottage-Humble indeed, when compared to the Palaces you have visited, and the pomp you have been witness to. But I dare say you have not been so inattentive an observer, as to suppose that Sweet peace, and contentment, cannot inhabit the lowly roof, and bless the tranquil inhabitants, equally guarded and protected, in person and property, in this happy Country, as those who reside in the most elegant and costly dwellings.” KnowsShouldYearsPersonsHas BeensCountryFeelingsPastLeftParentFamilyFourLandSweetPropertyDareHumbleWitnessNativeContentmentBlessFour YearsProtectedShould IRoofElegantObserversPalacesDwellingTranquilGuardedCottagesNative LandPast Away Book:Abigail Adams: Letters Source: Abigail Adams: Letters
“I support exemptions from the estate tax to ensure that when Maine farm owners die, their families will be able to continue to farm the land that they have protected and lived on, often for generations.” AbleDiesSupportGenerationsLandTaxesOwnersFarmsProtectedEstatesMaineExemptionEstate Taxes Author:Tom Allen
“I rise today in support of Bill C-38, the Civil Marriage Act. I rise in support of a Canada in which liberties are safeguarded, rights are protected and the people of this land are treated as equals under the law.” PeopleTodayLawLibertySupportRightsLandBillsTreatedCanadaProtected Author:Paul Martin
“As humans try to evolve out of greed, let's put aside some wild places, protected lands, protected farms, things like that, since we may not evolve fast enough to protect nature.” TryingHumansMayEnoughLandProtectGreedEvolveFarmsProtectedWild PlacesProtect Nature Author:Elizabeth Lesser
“The rainforest is being cut down at alarming rates, and orangutans are losing their habitats and are being killed, as a result, faster than we can save them, but there is a solution. In Borneo, small parcels of rainforest land can be a lifeline for orangutans so long as they link together protected forests, enabling animals to move safely over greater distances.” LongTogetherMovingAnimalResultsGreaterCuttingLandLosingSolutionsDistanceRateForestsFasterLinksProtectedEnablingHabitatParcelRainforestLifelinesOrangutansBorneo Author:Katie Cleary