Those Who Persisted in Folly
History is littered with the bones of civilizations that turned rich soils into deserts, cut down tall forests, and dried up or fouled their precious sources of fresh water.
To prepare ourselves for the changes now coming quickly our way, we should not be following the examples of those who persisted in folly until they exhausted their wealth but rather the examples of those who recognized in fertile soil and biodiversity the best means by which to weather hard times.
-Albert K. Bates
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