E. O. Wilson shares a dream of classifying every living species. He notes that groups of altruists can beat selfish groups, and he urges a deep commitment to protect all species for the future. The quotes also stress that science belongs to everyone and is essential for humanity.
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E. O. Wilson was an American biologist and entomologist who created the field of sociobiology.
![“[The natural world cleans water, pollinates plants and provides pharmaceuticals, among many other gifts.] Thirty trillion dollars worth of services, scot-free to humanity, every year.” quote by E. O. Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/869/e-o-wilson-1348_dollars_the-natural-world-cleans-water-pollinate_253878.png)
![“[W]hen the martyr's righteous forebrain is exploded by the executioner's bullet and his mind disintegrates, what then? Can we safely assume that all those millions of neural circuits will be reconstituted in an immaterial state, so the conscious mind carries on?” quote by E. O. Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/af7/e-o-wilson-1348_assuming_w-hen-the-martyr-s-righteous-forebrain-i_1069533.png)
![“Each of these [bacterial] species are masterpieces of evolution. Each has persisted for thousands to millions of years. Each is exquisitely adapted to the environment in which it lives, interlocked with other species to form ecosystems upon which our own lives depend in ways we have not begun even…” quote by E. O. Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/7bf/e-o-wilson-1348_adapted_each-of-these-bacterial-species-are-mast_1047978.jpg)
