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“I grew up in the West, grew up on the land, was educated as a geologist.”

— Bruce Babbitt

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Well, I think breathing life into the Endangered Species Act, taking those wolves back into Yellowstone, restoring the salmon in the rivers of the Pacific Northwest.

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It is like living in a wilderness of mirrors. No fact goes unchallenged.

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Life

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We have an obligation to live in harmony with creation, with our capital... with God's creation. And we need to administer and work that very carefully.

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I think the people will- who advocate having a step back and read those public opinion polls on the front page of the newspapers all over this country saying public supports restoration in restoration of the Everglades, protection of the parks and the creation of monuments.

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Well, it's not a pleasant experience. And it's a terribly political process, because that thing was initiated by the Congress and by, you know, our adversaries in the Congress.

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There's a basic kind of tension here. It's between those who say, I'd like to clear cut this forest and reduce it to saw timber because that's an economically productive thing for me to do.

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