Marjory Stoneman Douglas Quotes

Marjory Stoneman Douglas — American Journalist born on April 07, 1890, died on May 14, 1998

Marjory Stoneman Douglas was an American journalist, writer, feminist, and environmentalist known for her staunch defense of the Everglades against efforts to drain it and reclaim land for development. Moving to Miami as a young woman to work for The Miami Herald, Douglas became a freelance writer, producing over a hundred short stories that were published in popular magazines. Her most influential work was the book The Everglades: River of Grass, which redefined the popular conception of the Everglades as a treasured river instead of a worthless swamp; its impact has been compared to that of Rachel Carson's influential book Silent Spring. Her books, stories, and journalism career brought her influence in Miami, which she used to advance her causes... (wikipedia)

There are no other Everglades in the world. They are, they have always been, one of the unique regions of the earth; remote, never wholly known. Nothing anywhere else is like them.

The wealth of south Florida, but even more important, the meaning and significance of south Florida lies in the black muck of the Everglades and the inevitable development of this country to be the great tropic agricultural center of the world.

All we need, really, is a change from a near frigid to a tropical attitude of mind.

Conservation is now a dead word.

Whoever wants me to talk, I'll come over and tell them about the necessity of preserving the Everglades.