Twenty centuries of 'progress' have brought the average citizen a vote, a national anthem, a Ford, a bank account, and a high opinion of himself, but not the capacity to live in high density without befouling and denuding his environment, nor a conviction that such capacity, rather than such density, is the true test of whether he is civilized.
Aldo LeopoldThat land is a community is the basic concept of ecology, but that land is to be loved and respected is an extension of ethics.
Aldo LeopoldEvery farm woodland, in addition to yielding lumber, fuel and posts, should provide its owner a liberal education. This crop of wisdom never fails, but it is not always harvested.
Aldo LeopoldThe life of every river sings its own song, but in most the song is long marred by the discords of misuse.
Aldo Leopold