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Rachel Carson Quotes: Why would anyone believe it is possible to lay down such barrage of poisons on the surface of the earth without making it unfit for all life? They should not be called insecticides, but biocides.
         

Why would anyone believe it is possible to lay down such barrage of poisons on the surface of the earth without making it unfit for all life? They should not be called insecticides, but biocides.


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



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



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



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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.



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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.



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





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This page presents the quote "Why would anyone believe it is possible to lay down such barrage of poisons on the surface of the earth without making it unfit for all life? They should not be called insecticides, but biocides.". Author of this quote is Rachel Carson. This quote is about life, environmental, earth, believe, surface, poison,.