Aldo Leopold (1887–1948) American writer and scientist
Lecture notes ms. (c. 1935); as quoted in: Curt D. Meine, Richard L. Knight (1999) The Essential Aldo Leopold: Quotations and Commentaries. p. 162.
1930s
“Relegating grizzlies to Alaska is about like relegating happiness heaven; one may never get there.”
— Aldo Leopold, book A Sand County Almanac
Source: A Sand County Almanac, 1949, "Wilderness", p. 199.
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