#col

Historians still often see the end of the war as meaning nothing more for Germany than lost territories, lost participation in colonization, and lost assets for the state and individuals. They frequently overlook the most serious loss that Germany suffered. ↗

— Gustav Stresemann

#colonization #end #frequently #germany #historians

We may get to the point where the only way of saving the world will be for industrial civilization to collapse. ↗

— Maurice Strong

#collapse #get #industrial #may #only

We need what I have often called an ecological approach to the management of these resources and we do not have that now. We have the inertia of past habits, unsustainable habits. ↗

— Maurice Strong

#called #ecological #habits #i #inertia

We in the industrialized world make a greater difference because our ecological footprint, our impact on the condition of the environment, is 40 to 50 times larger than that of people in the developing world. ↗

— Maurice Strong

#condition #developing #developing world #difference #ecological

Make definite assertions. Avoid tame, colorless, hesitating, non-committal language. ↗

— William Strunk, Jr.

#avoid #colorless #definite #hesitating #language

The transactions between me and the people that I photograph are very, very collaborative. ↗

— Jock Sturges

#collaborative #i #me #people #photograph

In a colony constituted like that of New South Wales, the proportion of crime must of course be great. ↗

— Charles Sturt

#constituted #course #crime #great #like

It is to be feared that those who emigrate to New South Wales, generally anticipate too great facility in their future operations and certainty of success in conducting them; but they should recollect that competency cannot be obtained without labour. ↗

— Charles Sturt

#cannot #certainty #conducting #emigrate #facility

The staple of our Australian colonies, but more particularly of New South Wales, the climate and the soil of which are peculiarly suited to its production, - is fine wool. ↗

— Charles Sturt

#climate #colonies #fine #more #new

We pray that the deceitful race - such hateful enemies and blasphemers of the name of Christ - be not allowed to further infect and trouble this new colony. ↗

— Peter Stuyvesant

#christ #colony #deceitful #further #hateful