Attempting Quote by Willa Cather

And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink.

— Bible

The lands granted were in the occupancy of savages and situated in a wilderness, of which the government had never taken possession, and of…

— William H. Wharton

I wish to make it clear to you, there is not sufficient water to irrigate all the lands which could be irrigated, and only…

— John Wesley Powell

“Forests, hills, mountains, rivers, and green streams had no protection in the face of rapacity.”

— Taylor Caldwell

And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.

— Bible

And they removed from Alush, and encamped at Rephidim, where was no water for the people to drink.

— Bible

The Indians could not undertake any widespread cultivation of the plains not only because they lacked iron tools but also because they had no…

— Ellsworth Huntington

This whole effort to rebuild and stabilize a countryside is not without its disappointments and mistakes... What matter though these temporary growing pains when…

— Aldo Leopold

No land was ever acquired honestly in the history of the earth.

— Philipp Meyer

When there wasn't any money involved, for all intents and purposes, nobody gave a damn. But now the land, supposedly worthless, is seen for…

— Neil Abercrombie

But the people cannot have wells, and so they take rain-water. Neither can they conveniently have cellars or graves, the town being built upon…

— Mark Twain

If you cut down the forest, you know what happens: The whole of Asia turns into a desert. Without water, you're talking civil unrest,…

— Mark Shand