"The wildlife and its habitat cannot speak,..." - Quote by Theodore Roosevelt
The wildlife and its habitat cannot speak, so we must and we will.
More by Theodore Roosevelt
“It is the people, and not the judges, who are entitled to say what their constitution means, for the constitution is theirs, it belongs to them and not to their servants in office—any other theory is incompatible with the foundation principles of our government.”
“There can be no life without change, and to be afraid of what is different or unfamiliar is to be afraid of life.”
“If elected, I shall see to it that every man has a square deal, no less and no more.”
More on Conservation
“Unrestrained greed means the ruin of the great woods and the drying up of the sources of the rivers.”
“A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers, but borrowed from his children.”
“Short-sighted men who in their greed and selfishness will, if permitted, rob our country of half its charm by their reckless extermination of all useful and beautiful wild things.”
More on Environment
“It is a thorough process, this war with the wilderness - breaking nature, taming the soil. feeding it on oats. The civilized man regards the pine tree as his enemy. He will fell it and let in the light, grub it up and raise wheat or rye there. It is no better than a fungus to him.”
“The scenery when it is truly seen reacts on the life of the seer.”
“The still youthful energies of the globe have only to be directed in their proper channel.”