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We should conceive of ourselves not as rulers of Earth, but as highly powerful, conscious stewards: The Earth is given to us in trust, and we can screw it up or make it work well and sustainably.
We should conceive of ourselves not as rulers of Earth, but as highly powerful, conscious stewards: The Earth is given to us in trust, and we can screw it up or make it work well and sustainably.
Approximate author period: c. 1976 AD · modern
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- Kim Stanley Robinson
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- Approximate author period: c. 1976 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Kim Stanley Robinson: documented activity in 1976. Wikidata Q130779, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130779 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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