"The 'control of nature' is a phrase conceived……" — Rachel Carson
"The 'control of nature' is a phrase conceived in arrogance, . . . when it was supposed that nature exists for the convenience of man . . . . It is our alarming misfortune that so primitive a science has armed itself with the most modern and terrible weapons, and that in turning them against the insects it has also turned them against the earth."
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107 Quotes by Rachel Carson
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We still talk in terms of conquest. We still haven't become mature enough to think of ourselves as only a…
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If there is poetry in my book about the sea, it is not because I deliberately put it there, but…
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In an age when man has forgotten his origins and is blind even to his most essential needs for survival,…
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Over increasingly large areas of the United States, spring now comes unheralded by the return of the birds, and the…
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A child's world is fresh and new and beautiful, full of wonder and excitement. It is our misfortune that for…
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Short version: For the child. . ., it is not half so important to know as to feel. If facts…
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It is a curious situation that the sea, from which life first arose, should now be threatened by the activities…
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A rainy day is the perfect time for a walk in the woods.
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Those who dwell, as scientists or laymen, among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary…
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Nature reserves some of her choice rewards for days when her mood may appear to be somber.
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For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous…
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There is no drop of water in the ocean, not even in the deepest parts of the abyss, that does…
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