We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see the land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.
Source: Quoted in: Stewart L. Udall, The Quiet Crisis, ch. 14 (1963).
-- Aldo Leopold, (Jan 11 1887-1948), US forester, conservationist; He is best known as the founder of the Wilderness Society.