This isn't just about today, this about generations to come. And you've got a chance to be the greatest conservation President since Theodore Roosevelt, and I think he's done it. Bruce Babbitt chanceconservationgeneration Change image and share on social
We have an obligation to live in harmony with creation, with our capital... with God's creation. And we need to administer and work that very carefully. Bruce Babbitt administercapitalcarefully Change image and share on social
What I finally did in 1995 was I said, I'm going to get out of this town and I'm going to go out West. Bruce Babbitt finallytownwest Change image and share on social
Look, this job has always been a crucible of conflict. Bruce Babbitt conflictcruciblejob Change image and share on social
I wouldn't miss this opportunity for anything. For the chance to work on these conservation issues, to serve my country, to work for this president, I'd do it all over again, every single minute. Bruce Babbitt chanceconservationcountry Change image and share on social
Well, what I tried to do is simply to get out on the land. And when I came to Washington, I think one of the mistakes we made early on was kind of having an ideological dispute up in the Congress. Bruce Babbitt congressdisputeearly Change image and share on social
Look, I think by the time my case was over and other ones, everybody on both sides of the aisle in Congress said we can't run a government by this kind of process and they repealed the law and that's good. Bruce Babbitt aislecasecongress share on social
I look back on it, yeah, I'm in a much worse financial position than I was eight years ago. I'm going to have to go out at age 62 and kind of readdress some of that. Bruce Babbitt ageagoback Change image and share on social
We have to preserve it and use it sustainably. And the short-term use of resources at the destruction of the long-term heritage of this country is not a policy that we can pursue. Bruce Babbitt countrydestructionheritage Change image and share on social
They haul you up there for, you know, week after week in this kind of star chamber proceeding. Then at the end of it they say, well, we found nothing, but now it's time for special counsel. Bruce Babbitt chambercounselend Change image and share on social
