"Man can hardly even recognize the devils of his own creation."
— Albert Schweitzer

January 1, 1970

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This quote was attributed to Albert Schweitzer by Rachel Carson on p. 17 of her seminal work Silent Spring (1962), and is widely cited on various Internet websites, but an actual source from Schweitzer’s works is elusive.