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Rachel Carson Quotes: Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species -- man -- acquired significant power to alter the nature of the world.
         

Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species -- man -- acquired significant power to alter the nature of the world.


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But man is a part of nature, and his war against nature is inevitably a war against himself.



One way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, "What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew i would never see it again?

One way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, "What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew i would never see it again?



Conservation is a cause that has no end. There is no point at which we will say our work is finished.

Conservation is a cause that has no end. There is no point at which we will say our work is finished.



Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.

Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.



The human race is challenged more than ever before to demonstrate our mastery, not over nature but of ourselves.

The human race is challenged more than ever before to demonstrate our mastery, not over nature but of ourselves.



Science is part of the reality of living; it is the what, the how, and the why of everything in our experience.

Science is part of the reality of living; it is the what, the how, and the why of everything in our experience.



We cannot have peace among men whose hearts find delight in killing any living creature.

We cannot have peace among men whose hearts find delight in killing any living creature.



Knowing what I do, there would be no future peace for me if I kept silent.

Knowing what I do, there would be no future peace for me if I kept silent.



The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.

The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.



Drink in the beauty and wonder at the meaning of what you see.

Drink in the beauty and wonder at the meaning of what you see.





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