Flora Thompson vs. John Muir
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Flora Thompson
1876 – 1947
Flora Jane Thompson was an English novelist and poet best known for her semi-autobiographical trilogy about the English countryside, Lark Rise to Candleford.
"We cannot bring the good old days back but, if we must eat mass-made foods, get laws passed to insist upon its goodness and purity."
John Muir
1838 – 1914
John Muir, also known as "John of the Mountains" and "Father of the National Parks", was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, glaciologist, and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States.
"The whole wilderness in unity and interrelation is alive and familiar … the very stones seem talkative, sympathetic, brotherly. … No particle is ever wasted or …"
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