There must be progress, certainly. But we must ask ourselves what kind of progress we want, and what … - Marjory Stoneman Douglas

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Marjory Stoneman Douglas

There must be progress, certainly. But we must ask ourselves what kind of progress we want, and what price we want to pay for it. If, in the name of progress, we want to destroy everything beautiful in our world, and contaminate the air we breathe, and the water we drink, then we are in trouble.

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