Ocupation: Author
Life: January 11, 1887 - April 21, 1948
Birthday: January 11
Death: April 21
Barring love and war, few enterprises are undertaken with such abandon, or by such diverse individuals, or with so paradoxical a mixture of appetite and altruism, as that group of avocations known as outdoor recreation. It is, by common consent, a good thing for people to get back to nature. But wherein lies the goodness, and what can be done to encourage its pursuit?
source: Aldo Leopold (1989). “A Sand County Almanac, and Sketches Here and There”, p.165, Oxford University Press, USA
topic: War, Lying, People, Outdoor Recreation, Love And War