Gifford Pinchot — American Politician born on August 11, 1865, died on October 04, 1946

Gifford Pinchot was an American forester and politician. Pinchot served as the first Chief of the United States Forest Service from 1905 until his firing in 1910, and was the 28th Governor of Pennsylvania, serving from 1923 to 1927, and again from 1931 to 1935. He was a member of the Republican Party for most of his life, though he also joined the Progressive Party for a brief period... (wikipedia)

The vast possibilities of our great future will become realities only if we make ourselves responsible for that future.
The outgrowth of conservation, the inevitable result, is national efficiency.
The earth and its resources belong of right to its people.
Conservation means the wise use of the earth and its resources for the lasting good of men.
World-wide practice of Conservation and the fair and continued access by all nations to the resources they need are the two indispensable foundations of continuous plenty and of permanent peace.