The 'control of nature' is a phrase conceived in arrogance, born of the Neanderthal age of biology and the convenience of man.
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The human race is challenged more than ever before to demonstrate our mastery not over nature but of ourselves.Rachel Louise Carson
Our attitude towards plants is a singularly narrow one. If we see any immediate utility in a plant we foster it. If for any reason we find its presence undesirable or merely a matter of indifference, we may condemn it to destruction forthwith.
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Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the Earth are never alone or weary of life.
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In an age when man has forgotten his origins and is blind even to his most essential needs for survival, water along with other resources has become the victim of his indifference.
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Over increasingly large areas of the United States, spring now comes unheralded by the return of the birds, and the early mornings are strangely silent where once they were filled with the beauty of bird song.
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