Bills Quote by Nick Rahall

Simply put, I believe we should not seek the lowest common denominator when it comes to wilderness and saddle a wilderness designation with exceptions,…

— Nick Rahall

We all understand that compromise is part of the legislative process, yet at the same time, I would submit that wilderness is not for…

— Nick Rahall

Last year, I co-sponsored the Highlands Conservation Act and in a bipartisan effort we passed the bill through Congress.

— Sue Kelly

Wilderness designations should not be the result of a quid pro quo. They should rise or fall on their own merits.

— Nick Rahall

I am asserting that those who love the wilderness should not be wholly deprived of it, that while the reduction of the wilderness has…

— Aldo Leopold

Wilderness, like the national park system, was an American idea.

— Stewart Udall

There's been progress toward seeing that nature and culture are not opposing terms, and that wilderness is not the only kind of landscape for…

— Michael Pollan

It always seems to me odd to call a place a wilderness when every wilderness area in the US bristles with rules and regulations…

— Jonathan Raban

Wilderness is the very stuff America is made of.

— Aldo Leopold

If wilderness is outlawed, only outlaws can save wilderness.

— Edward Abbey

As one who has often felt this need, and who has found refreshment in wild places, I attest to the recreational value of wilderness.

— George Aiken

Wilderness itself is the basis of all our civilization. I wonder if we have enough reverence for life to concede to wilderness the right…

— Margaret Murie