Stewart Udall Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.”

“Nuclear energy people perceive the greenhouse effect as a fresh wind blowing at their back.”

“Wilderness, like the national park system, was an American idea.”

“Nature will take precedence over the needs of the modern man.”

“I don't like the term 'dynasty.'”

“A limit on the automobile population of the United States would be the best of news for our cities. The end of automania would save open spaces, encourage wiser land use, and contribute greatly to ending suburban sprawl.”

“Each generation has its own rendezvous with the land, for despite our fee titles and claims of ownership, we are all brief tenants on this planet. By choice, or by default, we will carve out a land legacy for our heirs.”

“If, in our haste to 'progress,' the economics of ecology are disregarded by citizens and policy makers alike, the result will be an ugly America. We cannot afford an America where expedience tramples upon esthetics and development decisions are made with an eye only on the present.”

“Auto executives have shunned the limits-of-growth issues and concentrated nearly all their energies on the next quarter's sales and next year's models.”

“One of the best things that came out of the Carter administration was the energy policy. The best things in it were renewable energy.”