Man has too long forgotten that the earth was given to him for usufruct alone, not for consumption, still less for profligate waste.
George Perkins Marsh
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Man and Nature (1864); Exact wording and attribution checked. Early conservation argument about human responsibility for environmental damage; moral observations selected rather than outdated scientific explanations.
- Man and Nature (1864)
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