Conservation means the greatest good to the greatest number for the longest time.
Gifford Pinchot
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- The Fight for Conservation (1910); Exact wording and attribution checked. Pinchot’s utilitarian conservation philosophy: managed resource use, prevention of waste, and public benefit rather than preservation without use.
- The Fight for Conservation (1910)
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