"Conservation is getting nowhere because it is incompatible with our Abrahamic concept of land. 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."
"The last word in ignorance is the man who says of an animal or plant: 'What good is it?"
I absolutely love these two quotes from Leopold. I feel these two truly depict his appreciation for nature. What i got from it is that he believe humans abuse nature because they see it as something that is simply there for us to use as much as we want. If we were to see it was something that really belonged to us, or something that we created then that's when humans can truly respect their art. Leopold doest not believe that nature is there for our commodity, it is for our admiration, love, and respect.
The second quote i liked because Leopold is trying to say that everything in nature is important in one way or another in our lives.
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