Artistic Quote by Robert Hass
![“There are instances: [Henry David] Thoreau read [John] Wordsworth, [John] Muir read Thoreau, Teddy Roosevelt read Muir, and you got national parks. It took a century for this to happen, for artistic values to percolate down to where honoring the relation of people's imagination to the land, or…” quote by Robert Hass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ee0/robert-hass-3548_artistic_there-are-instances-henry-david-thoreau_1836417.jpg)
“There are instances: [Henry David] Thoreau read [John] Wordsworth, [John] Muir read Thoreau, Teddy Roosevelt read Muir, and you got national parks. It took a century for this to happen, for artistic values to percolate down to where honoring the relation of people's imagination to the land, or beauty, or to wild things, was issued in legislation.”
About This Quote
Source Essay: “The Poetry of the National Parks” by Robert Hass, 1996
Cultural exchange across generations shapes environmental policy and creates lasting institutions
In simple terms: Reading each other’s ideas leads to lasting conservation laws
Key Takeaway
Encourage cross‑generational learning in environmental stewardship
Themes
culture
environment
policy
Mood
thoughtful
optimistic
Type
inspirational
educational
When to use this quote
- education curricula
- public policy
- community activism
- museum exhibits
Key Concepts
ecology
literature
history
Questions to Reflect On
- What modern ideas could become tomorrow’s protected spaces?
- How can we accelerate the spread of conservation values?
A Different Perspective
May simplify complex political processes behind park creation
