Left Quote by Edward Abbey

I come more and more to the conclusion that wilderness, in America or anywhere else, is the only thing left that is worth saving.

— Edward Abbey

Anything that's left that's remotely like wilderness should be left strictly alone. We have no business there any more. It's not going to save…

— Bill Mollison

If we lose our wilderness, we have nothing left worth fighting for.

— Aldo Leopold

In wilderness is the preservation of the world.

— Henry David Thoreau

As one who has often felt this need, and who has found refreshment in wild places, I attest to the recreational value of wilderness.

— George Aiken

Wilderness without wildlife is just scenery.

— Lois Crisler

The reason to preserve wilderness is that we need it. We need wilderness of all kinds, large and small, public and private. Wee need…

— Wendell Berry

We need wilderness preserved-as much of it as is still left, and as many kinds-because it was the challenge against which our character as…

— Wallace Stegner

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.

— Edward Abbey

I am asserting that those who love the wilderness should not be wholly deprived of it, that while the reduction of the wilderness has…

— Aldo Leopold

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit, and as vital to our lives as water and good bread. A…

— Edward Abbey

I have not tired of the wilderness; rather I enjoy its beauty and the vagrant life I lead, more keenly all the time.

— Everett Ruess