"For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death."

"As crude a weapon as the cave man's club, the chemical barrage has been hurled against the fabric of life—a fabric on the one hand delicate and destructible, on the other miraculously informed with po…"

"The beauty of a tree, the song of a bird, the murmur of a stream—these are the things that nourish the soul."

"The future of life on Earth depends on our willingness to act now."

"The beauty of the living world is a gift to all of us. We must not squander it."