The wealth of south Florida, but even more important, the meaning and significance of south Florida lies in the black muck of the Everglades and the inevitable development of this country to be the great tropic agricultural center of the world.

Since 1972, I've been going around making speeches on the Everglades.

I take advantage of every thing I can - age, hair, disability - because my cause is just.

You have to stand up for some things in this world.

Conservation is now a dead word.

There are no other Everglades in the world.

The Everglades is a test. If we pass it, we may get to keep the planet.