"We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect."
-Aldo Leopold
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"Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left.“
-Aldo Leopold
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