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People have alleged that I have inspired many young people over the years, but I say, it was just the opposite.

David R. Brower

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David R. Brower
Age: 88 †
Born: 1912
Born: July 1
Died: 2000
Died: November 5
Cinematographer
Environmentalist
Mountaineer
Ski Mountaineer
Berkeley
California
David Ross Brower
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While the death of young men in war is unfortunate, it is no more serious than the touching of mountains and wilderness areas by humankind.
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Polite conservationists leave no mark save the scars upon the Earth that could have been prevented had they stood their ground.
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