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Relegating conservation to government is like relegating virtue to…
Quote byAldo Leopold · 1887–1948
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Lecture notes ms. (c. 1935); as quoted in: Curt D. Meine, Richard L. Knight (1999) The Essential Aldo Leopold: Quotations and Commentaries. p. 162..
English (original)
Relegating conservation to government is like relegating virtue to the Sabbath. Turns over to professionals what should be daily work of amateurs.
— Aldo Leopold
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