“Ethical and moral questions and how we answer them may determine whether primal scenes will continue to be a source of joy and comfort to future generations. The decisions are ours and we have to search our minds and souls for the right answers... We must be eternally vigilant, embrace the broad concept of an environmental ethic to survive.” MindMaySoulJoyDecisionAnswersMoralGenerationsSourceComfortFutureSceneEthicsConceptsEmbraceEnvironmentalDetermineBroadsEthicalFuture GenerationPrimalVigilantRight Answers Author:Sigurd F. Olson
“Is it reasonable to suppose that we can apply a broad-spectrum insecticide to kill the burrowing larval stages of a crop-destroying insect ... without also killing the 'good' insects whose function may be the essential one of breaking down organic matter and maintaining healthy soil?” MayMatterEnvironmentStageHealthyEssentialsFunctionKillingSoilReasonableBroadsDestroyingBreaking DownInsectsMaintainingSpectrumCropsInsecticidesBurrowing Book:Silent Spring Source: Silent Spring
“In a political context of the utmost significance, ["freedom from fear"] recognizes a human right which, in a broad sense, may be said to sum up the whole philosophy of human rights.” HumansMaySaidPhilosophyWholePoliticalRightsHuman RightsSignificanceBroads Author:Dag Hammarskjold