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Man brings all things to the test of himself, and this is notably true of lightning.
Aldo Leopold
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Aldo Leopold
Age: 60 †
Born: 1887
Born: January 1
Died: 1948
Died: January 1
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Iowa
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That the situation appears hopeless should not prevent us from doing our best.
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Patriotism requires less and less of making the eagle scream, but more and more of making him think.
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Science contributes moral as well as material blessings to the world. Its great moral contribution is objectivity, or the scientific point of view. This means doubting everything except facts it means hewing to the facts, let the chips fall where they may.
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Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land.
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Examine each question in terms of what is ethically and aesthetically right, as well as what is economically expedient.
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