“Agriculture is not crop production as popular belief holds - it's the production of food and fiber from the world's land and waters. Without agriculture it is not possible to have a city, stock market, banks, university, church or army. Agriculture is the foundation of civilization and any stable economy.” WorldBeliefWaterChurchCitiesEconomyLandFoodCivilizationArmyFoundationUniversityProductionsStableAgricultureCropsFiberEnvironmentalistContrary To Popular BeliefLand And WaterCream Of The Crop Author:Allan Savory
“Mother Earth needs us to keep our covenant. We will do this in courts, we will do this on our radio station, and we will commit to our descendants to work hard to protect this land and water for them. Whether you have feet, wings, fins, or roots, we are all in it together.” NeedsHardEarthTogetherMotherWaterFeetLandHard WorkProtectRootsCourtWingsRadioCommitStationsCovenantMother EarthDescendantsRadio StationsFinsLand And Water Author:Winona LaDuke
“Across the continent, on the shores of small tributaries, in the shadows of sacred mountains, on the vast expanse of the prairies, or in the safety of the woods, prayers are being repeated, as they have for thousands of years, and common people with uncommon courage and the whispers of their ancestors in their ears continue their struggles to protect the land and water and trees on which their very existence is based. And like small tributaries joining together to form a mighty river, their force and power grows.” PeopleYearsTogetherFormForceGrowsWaterPrayerCommonExistenceStruggleTreeLandProtectMountainShadowRiversEarsSafetySacredEnvironmentalWoodsShoreAncestorContinentsStewardshipJoiningUncommonPrairieExpanseLand And WaterJoining TogetherForce And Power Book:The Winona LaDuke Reader: A Collection of Essential Writings Source: The Winona LaDuke Reader: A Collection of Essential Writings
“I sing of arms and of a man: his fate had made him fugitive: he was the first to journey from the coasts of Troy as far as Italy and the Lavinian shores Across the lands and waters he was battered beneath the violence of the high ones for the savage Juno's unforgetting anger.” MenFirstsMadeWaterFateViolenceJourneyLandArmsShoreSavagesCoastFugitiveBatteredLand And Water Book:The Aeneid of Virgil: A Verse Translation Source: The Aeneid of Virgil: A Verse Translation
“And, just for good measure, here are a handful of runners up: For now the seventh summer carries you, A wanderer, across the lands and waters.” LiteratureWaterLandSummerCarrieRunnersHandfulWanderersLand And WaterRunner Up Author:Virgil
“True conservation provides for wise use by the general public. The American people do not want our resources preserved for the exclusive use of the wealthy. These land and water resources belong to the people, and people of all income levels should have easy access to them.” PeopleWantShouldUseEasyWaterLevelsWiseLandResourcesShould HaveAccessIncomeWealthyConservationExclusiveGeneral PublicWater ResourcesLand And WaterEasy Access Author:George Aiken