“ The jungle breeds nothing but infection and shelters nothing but the enemies of mankind. ”
Woodrow Wilson, The New Freedom (1913). copy citation
| Author | Woodrow Wilson |
|---|---|
| Source | The New Freedom |
| Topic | jungle mankind |
| Date | 1913 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/14811/14811-h/14811-h.htm |
Context
“They are going to unearth the beast in the jungle in which when they hunted they were caught by the beast instead of catching him. They have determined, therefore, to take an axe and raze the jungle, and then see where the beast will find cover. And I, for my part, bid them God-speed. The jungle breeds nothing but infection and shelters nothing but the enemies of mankind.
And nobody is going to get caught in our hunt except the beasts that prey. Nothing is going to be cut down or injured that anybody ought to wish preserved.
You know the story of the Irishman who, while digging a hole, was asked, "Pat, what are you doing,—digging a hole?"”
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