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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 worry that even well-intentioned attempts to "improve nature" (say by reducing suffering) will make things worse even in their own terms.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-jamieson/i-worry-that-even-well-intentioned-attempts-to-improve-nature-say-by/)

[Dale Jamieson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-jamieson/)

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