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Man has been endowed with reason, with the power to create, so that he can add to what he's been given. But up to now he hasn't been a creator, only a destroyer. Forests keep disappearing, rivers dry up, wild life's become extinct, and the climate's ruined and the land grows poorer and uglier every day.

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Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the difficulty of communication between people (1860-1904)

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    el hombre ha sido dotado de razón, con el poder de crear, para que pueda agregar a lo que se le ha dado. pero hasta ahora no ha sido un creador, solo un destructor. los bosques siguen desapareciendo, los ríos se secan, la vida salvaje se extingue, el clima se arruina y la tierra se empobrece y se vuelve cada día más fea.

    l'homme a été doté de raison, du pouvoir de créer, pour qu'il puisse ajouter à ce qui lui a été donné. mais jusqu'à présent, il n'a pas été un créateur, seulement un destructeur. les forêts continuent de disparaître, les rivières s'assèchent, la vie sauvage s'est éteinte, le climat est en ruine et la terre devient de plus en plus laide chaque jour.

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