Brought into right relationship with the wilderness ... he would see that his appropriation of earth's resources beyond his personal needs would only bring imbalance and beget ultimate loss and poverty for all. (John Muir)

Brought into right relationship with the wilderness ... he would see that his appropriation of earth's resources beyond his personal needs would only bring imbalance and beget ultimate loss and poverty for all.

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