Air Quote by Franklin D. Roosevelt

Forests are the lungs of our land…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

“If you think of our planet as a living, breathing organism, the forests are the lungs. They create a perfect balance to our own…

— Hope Bohanec

Most people know that forests are the lungs of our planet, literally playing a critical role in every breath we take. And that they're…

— Chris Noth

A nation that destroys its own people is a nation without hope.

— Pope John Paul II

A firm rule must be imposed upon our nation before it destroys itself. The United States needs some theology and geometry, some taste and…

— John Kennedy Toole

The dissolution of the nation destroys the national religion, and dethrones the national deity.

— William Robertson Smith

“Our march toward self-annihilation has already obliterated ninety percent of the large fish in the oceans and wiped out half of the mature tropical…

— Chris Hedges

Our global forests are the lungs of the world, and protecting them is fundamental for our survival. When we hand these forests over to…

— Edward Davey

The forests are the lungs of the world. I’ve always believed if you breathe, you’re an environmentalist.

— Woody Harrelson

There is no domestic issue more important to America in the long run than the conservation and proper use of our natural resources, including…

— Gaylord Nelson

Something will have gone out of us as a people if we ever let the remaining wilderness be destroyed; if we permit the last…

— Wallace Stegner