George Perkins Marsh Quote

Man has too long forgotten that the earth was given to him for usufruct alone, not for consumption, still less for profligate waste.


Man and Nature (ed. Library of Alexandria, 1864) - ISBN: 9781465509260


Man has too long forgotten that the earth was given to him for usufruct alone, not for consumption, still less for profligate waste.

Man has too long forgotten that the earth was given to him for usufruct alone, not for consumption, still less for profligate waste.

Man has too long forgotten that the earth was given to him for usufruct alone, not for consumption, still less for profligate waste.

Man has too long forgotten that the earth was given to him for usufruct alone, not for consumption, still less for profligate waste.