"The ultimate test of a man's conscience may……" — Gaylord Nelson
"The ultimate test of a man's conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard."
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28 Quotes by Gaylord Nelson
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The bigger the population gets, the more serious the problems become... We have to address the population issue. The United…
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As far as I know, most organizations are avoiding population issues because they're politically frightened by the charge that comes…
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All nations are degrading and consuming their environment to a point beyond capacity. In the past 15 years in the…
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The fate of the living planet is the most important issue facing mankind.
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There is a great need for the introduction of new values in our society, where bigger is not necessarily better,…
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The wealth of the nation is its air, water, soil, forests, minerals, rivers, lakes, oceans, scenic beauty, wildlife habitats and…
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Our goal is not just an environment of clean air and water and scenic beauty. The objective is an environment…
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There is no domestic issue more important to America in the long run than the conservation and proper use of…
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Reaching a general understanding that sustainability is the ultimate issue will finally bring us face-to-face with the political challenge of…
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We're going to have to do a whole lot more, and give nature at least a chance to repair some…
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All economic activity is dependent upon that environment and its underlying resource base of forests, water, air, soil, and minerals.…
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In the state of Wisconsin it's mandated that teachers in the social sciences and hard sciences have to start giving…
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More Conscience Quotes
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If a superior give any order to one who is under him which is against that man's conscience, although he…
— Francis of Assisi
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I don't run a car, have never run a car. I could say that this is because I have this…
— David Attenborough
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Before people complain of the obscurity of modern poetry, they should first examine their consciences and ask themselves with how…
— Wystan Hugh Auden
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Your conscience is the measure of the honesty of your selfishness. Listen to it carefully.
— Richard Bach
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So long as there are earnest believers in the world, they will always wish to punish opinions, even if their…
— Walter Bagehot
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Modesty is the conscience of the body.
— Honore de Balzac
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Conscience is our unerring judge until we finally stifle it.
— Honore de Balzac
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Deep down, the US, with its space, its technological refinement, its bluff good conscience, even in those spaces which it…
— Jean Baudrillard
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Film as dream, film as music. No art passes our conscience in the way film does, and goes directly to…
— Ingmar Bergman
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Forgetfulness - a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.
— Ambrose Bierce
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Distance does not decide who is your brother and who is not. The church is going to have to become…
— Bono
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In my view, the only thing worse than a rock star is a rock star with a conscience.
— Bono
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