This we know.
The earth does not belong to us,
we belong to the earth.
This we know.
All things are connected
like the blood which unites one family.
All things are connected.
Whatever befalls the earth
befalls the sons and daughters of the earth.
We did not weave the web of life,
we are merely a strand of it.
Whatever we do to the web,
we do to ourselves . . . .
- CHIEF SEATTLE?? Well, OK, he didn't really give this speech, but it's nice, anyway.