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> [The belief that we can manage the Earth and improve on Nature is probably the ultimate expression of human conceit, but it has deep roots in the past and is almost universal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rene-dubos/the-belief-that-we-can-manage-the-earth-and-improve-on-nature-is/)

[Rene Dubos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rene-dubos/)

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> [I do not believe that our relationship to the earth is liable to change for the better until it gets catastrophically worse. Our record indicates that we can walk with our eyes wide open straight into sheer destruction if there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-sittler/i-do-not-believe-that-our-relationship-to-the-earth-is-liable-to/)

[Joseph Sittler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-sittler/)

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