Jane Mayer
American writer and investigative journalist
Stewart Udall
American Democratic politician, former United States Secretary of the Interior (1920-2010)
Stewart Lee Udallwas an American politician and later, a federal government official who belonged to the Democratic Party. After serving three terms as a congressman from Arizona, he served as Secretary of the Interior from 1961 to 1969, under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.
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About the Stewart Udall
Stewart Lee Udallwas an American politician and later, a federal government official who belonged to the Democratic Party. After serving three terms as a congressman from Arizona, he served as Secretary of the Interior from 1961 to 1969, under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. A staunch liberal, he is best known for enthusiastically promoting environmentalism while in the cabinet, with success primarily under President Johnson.
5 Quotes by Stewart Udall
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Over the long haul of life on this planet, it is the ecologists, and not the bookkeepers of business, who are the ultimate accountants.
Stewart UdallAmerican Democratic politician, former United States Secretary of the Interior (1920-2010)
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Mining is like a search-and-destroy mission.
Stewart UdallAmerican Democratic politician, former United States Secretary of the Interior (1920-2010)
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The most common trait of all primitive peoples is a reverence for the life-giving earth, and the Native American shared this elemental ethic: The land was alive to his loving touch, and he, its son, was brother to all creatures.
Stewart UdallAmerican Democratic politician, former United States Secretary of the Interior (1920-2010)
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We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.
Stewart UdallAmerican Democratic politician, former United States Secretary of the Interior (1920-2010)
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Plans to protect air and water, wilderness and wildlife are in fact plans to protect man.
Stewart UdallAmerican Democratic politician, former United States Secretary of the Interior (1920-2010)