Our goal is not just an environment of clean air and water and scenic beauty. The objective is an environment of decency, quality and mutual respect …

- Gaylord Nelson

Every person has the inalienable right to a decent environment.

- Gaylord Nelson

All economic activity is dependent upon that environment and its underlying resource base of forests, water, air, soil, and minerals. When the enviro…

- Gaylord Nelson

The fate of the living planet is the most important issue facing mankind.

- Gaylord Nelson

There is a great need for the introduction of new values in our society, where bigger is not necessarily better, where slower can be faster, and wher…

- Gaylord Nelson

The most important environmental issue is one that is rarely mentioned, and that is the lack of a conservation ethic in our culture.

- Gaylord Nelson

Our air, water, soil, forests, oceans, rivers, lakes, scenic beauty, wildlife habitat, minerals, that is the wealth of the country.

- Gaylord Nelson

The bigger the population gets, the more serious the problems become... We have to address the population issue. The United Nations, with the U.S. su…

- Gaylord Nelson

The ultimate test of a man's conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be …

- Gaylord Nelson