Civilization Quote by Charles Lindbergh

“If we can combine our knowledge of science with the wisdom of wildness, if we can nurture civilization through roots in the primitive, man's potentialities appear to be unbounded.” quote by Charles Lindbergh — Download Open image

“If we can combine our knowledge of science with the wisdom of wildness, if we can nurture civilization through roots in the primitive, man's potentialities appear to be unbounded.”

Charles Lindbergh

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