Conscience Quote by Gaylord Nelson

If we human beings learn to see the intricacies that bind one part of a natural system to another and then to us, we…

— Gaylord Nelson

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

Loads of chemicals and hazardous wastes have been introduced into the atmosphere that didn't even exist in 1948. The environmental condition of the planet…

— Gaylord Nelson

The most important environmental issue is one that is rarely mentioned, and that is the lack of a conservation ethic in our culture.

— Gaylord Nelson

In the state of Wisconsin it's mandated that teachers in the social sciences and hard sciences have to start giving environmental education by the…

— Gaylord Nelson

...Your company...will send drugs to all the underdeveloped countries of the world, and since they do not have any standards, we will fool them…

— Gaylord Nelson

As far as I know, most organizations are avoiding population issues because they're politically frightened by the charge that comes from some proponents of…

— Gaylord Nelson

I think the internal combustion engine will disappear from the streets of our cities in the next thirty years because transportation will be mass…

— Gaylord Nelson

Trails are relatively inexpensive. A splendid national network of all kinds of trails can be established at less cost than a few hundred miles…

— Gaylord Nelson

Franklin Roosevelt was very concerned about environmental issues.

— Gaylord Nelson

The wealth of the nation is its air, water, soil, forests, minerals, rivers, lakes, oceans, scenic beauty, wildlife habitats and biodiversity... that's all there…

— Gaylord Nelson

We must realize that we're all part of a web of life around the world. Anytime you extinguish a species, the consequences are serious.

— Gaylord Nelson