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The concept of conservation is a far truer sign of civilization than that spoilation of a continent which we once confused with progress.

Peter Matthiessen
Confused, Civilization, Progress
Peter Matthiessen (2000). “The Peter Matthiessen Reader: Nonfiction, 1959-1991”, Vintage
The concept of conservation is a far truer sign of civilization than that spoilation of a continent which we once confused with progress.