If we are parts in the evolution, and if the universe, or even the earth, is not made merely as a footstool, or as a theatre for man, so do we lose our cosmic selfishness and we find our place in the plan of things.
Liberty Hyde Bailey
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- The Holy Earth (1915); Exact wording and attribution checked. Agrarian philosophy treating the Earth as sacred and stewardship as a moral obligation shared by all people.
- The Holy Earth (1915)
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