--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: We must remember our duty to Nature…" description: "\"We must remember our duty to Nature before it is too late. That duty is constant. It is never completed. It lives on as we breathe. It endures as we ea..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/148/margaret-thatcher-463_born_we-must-remember-our-duty-to-nature-befo_1571944.jpg" --- # We must remember our duty to Nature before it is too late… ![“We must remember our duty to Nature before it is too late. That duty is constant. It is never completed. It lives on as we breathe. It endures as we eat and sleep, work and rest, as we are born and as we pass away. The duty to Nature will remain long after our own endeavors have brought peace to…” quote by Margaret Thatcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/148/margaret-thatcher-463_born_we-must-remember-our-duty-to-nature-befo_1571944.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/148/margaret-thatcher-463_born_we-must-remember-our-duty-to-nature-befo_1571944.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/148/margaret-thatcher-463_born_we-must-remember-our-duty-to-nature-befo_1571944.jpg) > “We must remember our duty to Nature before it is too late. That duty is constant. It is never completed. It lives on as we breathe. It endures as we eat and sleep, work and rest, as we are born and as we pass away. The duty to Nature will remain long after our own endeavors have brought peace to the Middle East. It will weigh on our shoulders for as long as we wish to dwell on a living and thriving planet, and hand it on to our children and theirs.” [Margaret Thatcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-thatcher/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Human responsibility to the environment is ongoing and never fully completed, persisting through all aspects of life and generations. **In simple terms:** We must continuously care for nature. Key Takeaway Act responsibly for the planet. 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