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People think the earth is going to die and they have to save it. That's ridiculous. If you rid the earth of flowering plants, people would die, period. But the earth was without flowering plants for almost all of its history.
Lynn Margulis
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"People think the earth is going to die and they have to save it. That's ridiculous. If you rid the earth of flowering plants, people would die, period. But the earth was without flowering plants for almost all of its history."
— Lynn Margulis

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People think the earth is going to die and they have to save it. That's ridiculous. If you rid the earth of flowering plants, people would die, period. But the earth was without flowering plants for almost all of its history. — Lynn Margulis

About Lynn Margulis

Lynn Margulis was a Scientist from United States (1938–2011).

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This quote is attributed to Lynn Margulis, a Scientist from United States.
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Lynn Margulis lived from 1938 – 2011.