• Our attitude towards plants is a singularly narrow one. If we see any immediate utility in a plant we foster it. If for any reason we find its presence undesirable or merely a matter of indifference, we may condemn it to destruction forthwith.

    Rachel Carson: Our attitude towards plants is a singularly narrow one.  If we see any immediate utility in a plant we foster it.  If for any reason we find its presence undesirable or merely a matter of indifference, we may condemn it to destruction forthwith.
    Rachel Carson (2002). “Silent Spring”, p.63, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt