"Modern man's capacity for destruction is quixotic evidence……" — George Will
"Modern man's capacity for destruction is quixotic evidence of humanity's capacity for reconstruction. The powerful technological agents we have unleashed against the environment include many of the agents we require for its reconstruction."
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175 Quotes by George Will
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