"We are not the lords, we are the Lord's creatures, the trustees of this planet, charged today with preserving life itself-preserving life with all its mystery and all its wonder.
Reason is humanity's special gift. It allows us to understand the structure of the nucleus. It enables us to explore the heavens. It helps us to conquer disease.
Now we must use our reason to find a way in which we can live with nature, and not dominate nature."
— Speech to United Nations General Assembly (1989)