Rene J. Dubos: The belief that we can manage the Earth and improve on Nature is probably the ultimate expression of human conceit, but

The belief that we can manage the Earth and improve on Nature is probably the ul — Rene J. Dubos

The belief that we can manage the Earth and improve on Nature is probably the ultimate expression of human conceit, but it has deep roots in the past and is almost universal.

Rene J. Dubos

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