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Excerpts from the Fight for Conservation (1910)

Excerpts from the Fight for Conservation (1910) ORGANIZATION & ENVIRONMENT / June 2004 Pinchot / THE FIGHT FOR CONSERV ATION 10.1177/1086026603253220ARTICLE EXCERPTS FROM THE FIGHT FOR CONSERVATION (1910) GIFFORD PINCHOT CHAPTER I: PROSPERITY THE most prosperous nation of to-day is the United States. Our unexampled wealth and well-being are directly due to the superb natural resources of our coun- try, and to the use which has been made of them by our citizens, both in the present and in the past. We are prosperous because our forefathers bequeathed to us a land of marvelous resources still unexhausted. Shall we conserve those resources, and in our turn transmit them, still unexhausted, to our descendants? Unless we do, those who come after us will have to pay the price of misery, deg- radation, and failure for the progress and prosperity of our day. When the natural resources of any nation become exhausted, disaster and decay in every department of national life follow as a matter of course. Therefore the conservation of natural resources is the basis, and the only permanent basis, of national success. There are other conditions, but this one lies at the foundation. Perhaps the most striking characteristic of the American people is their superb practical http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Organization & Environment SAGE

Excerpts from the Fight for Conservation (1910)

Pinchot, Gifford
Organization & Environment , Volume 17 (2): 12 – Jun 1, 2004
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ORGANIZATION & ENVIRONMENT / June 2004 Pinchot / THE FIGHT FOR CONSERV ATION 10.1177/1086026603253220ARTICLE EXCERPTS FROM THE FIGHT FOR CONSERVATION (1910) GIFFORD PINCHOT CHAPTER I: PROSPERITY THE most prosperous nation of to-day is the United States. Our unexampled wealth and well-being are directly due to the superb natural resources of our coun- try, and to the use which has been made of them by our citizens, both in the present and in the past. We are prosperous because our forefathers bequeathed to us a land of marvelous resources still unexhausted. Shall we conserve those resources, and in our turn transmit them, still unexhausted, to our descendants? Unless we do, those who come after us will have to pay the price of misery, deg- radation, and failure for the progress and prosperity of our day. When the natural resources of any nation become exhausted, disaster and decay in every department of national life follow as a matter of course. Therefore the conservation of natural resources is the basis, and the only permanent basis, of national success. There are other conditions, but this one lies at the foundation. Perhaps the most striking characteristic of the American people is their superb practical

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