David Suzuki Quotes
Scientist, Environmentalist, Broadcaster
David Suzuki was scientist, environmentalist, broadcaster from Canada
“We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors. We borrow it from our children.”— David Suzuki
Suzuki used this phrase as the manifesto of his work. It traces back to Indigenous wisdom and became the foundation of the organization he created in 1990. Behind it is his childhood experience of loss: if a government can take your home overnight, humanity can lose a planet in one generation.
The Story of David
Legacy
Suzuki wrote more than fifty books. He received the Order of Canada and dozens of honorary degrees. At eighty he was still speaking out. Politicians and oil companies attacked him. He received threats. He did not stop. His greatest legacy is not in awards but in the generation of Canadians who grew up watching his programs and became environmentalists.
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