Unless we practice conservation, those who come after us will have to pay the price of misery, degradation, and failure for the progress and prosperity of our day.
Gifford PinchotAbout author
- Author's profession: Politician
- Nationality: american
- Born: August 11, 1865
- Died: October 4, 1946
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