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The real wealth of the Nation lies in the resources of the earth - soil, water, forests, minerals, and wildlife.

Rachel Carson

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Rachel Carson
Age: 56 †
Born: 1907
Born: May 27
Died: 1964
Died: April 14
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Conservationist
Environmentalist
Essayist
Marine Biologist
Non-Fiction Writer
Zoologist
Rachel Carson House
Rachel Louise Carson
Rachel L. Carson
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Every mystery solved brings us to the threshold of a greater one.
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We still talk in terms of conquest. We still haven't become mature enough to think of ourselves as only a tiny part of a vast and incredible universe.
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This is an era of specialists, each of whom sees his own problem and is unaware of or intolerant of the larger frame into which it fits.
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Conservation is a cause that has no end. There is no point at which we will say our work is finished.
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Knowing what I do, there would be no future peace for me if I kept silent.
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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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