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The purpose of conservation: The greatest good to the greatest number of people for the longest time.

Gifford Pinchot

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Gifford Pinchot
Age: 81 †
Born: 1865
Born: August 11
Died: 1946
Died: October 4
Botanist
Conservationist
Forestry Scientist
Former Governor Of Pennsylvania
Politician
University Teacher
Writer
Simsbury
Connecticut
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I have been governor every now and then, but I am a forester all the time.
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