William O. Douglas

Jim Schmid’s Trail Quote of the Day #1970 – March 5, 2021

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I realized that Eastern thought had somewhat more compassion for all living things. Man was a form of life that in another reincarnation might possibly be a horsefly or a bird of paradise or a deer. So a man of such a faith, looking at animals, might be looking at old friends or ancestors. In the East the wilderness has no evil connotation; it is thought of as an expression of the unity and harmony of the universe.

—WILLIAM O. DOUGLAS, Go East, Young Man, 1974

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Jim Schmid’s Trail Quote of the Day #1931 – Jan 25, 2021

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A road is a dagger placed in the heart of wilderness.

—WILLIAM O. DOUGLAS, as quoted in Ghost Grizzlies by David Petersen, 1995

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Jim Schmid’s Trail Quote of the Day #1909 – Jan 3, 2021

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Today, we look backward to a time when there was more wilderness than the people of America needed. Today, we look forward (and only a matter of a few years) to a time when all the wilderness now existing will not be enough.

—WILLIAM O. DOUGLAS, foreword, The Wild Cascades, Forgotten Parkland, 1965

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Jim Schmid’s Trail Quote of the Day #1861 – Nov 16, 2020

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Wilderness has noise as when great winds make treetops roar, setting up the cadence of a pounding surf. Wilderness noise is also the murmur of brooks, the chatter of squirrels, the scolding of camp robbers. Wilderness noise is the sequence of birdcalls just before dawn, the ecstatic music of the whippoorwill at dusk, and the deep quiet of a darkened forest. The noise of wilderness is varied; it has no monotony; it is the music of the earth of which man is an integral part whether he knows it or not. The healing effects of wilderness are well known. Cares slough off; the conscious springs that create tension are relaxed; man comes to an understanding of his relation to the earth from which he came and to which he returns.

—WILLIAM O. DOUGLAS, A Wilderness Bill of Rights, 1965

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Jim Schmid’s Trail Quote of the Day #1734 – July 12, 2020

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Discovery is adventure. There is an eagerness, touched at times with tenseness, as man moves ahead into the unknown. Walking the wilderness is indeed like living. The horizon drops away, bringing new sights, sounds, and smells from the earth. When one moves through the forests, his sense of discovery is quickened. Man is back in the environment from which he emerged to build factories, churches, and schools. He is primitive again, matching his wits against the earth and sky. He is free of the restraints of society and free of its safeguards too.

—WILLIAM O. DOUGLAS, Of Men and Mountains, 1950

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Jim Schmid’s Trail Quote of the Day #1584 – Feb 13, 2020

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We must provide enough wilderness areas so that, no matter how dense our population, man—though apartment-born—may attend the great school of the outdoors, and come to know the joy of walking the woods, alone and unafraid. Once he experiences that joy, he will be restless to return over and over again.… If that is to happen, the places where the goldthread, monkey flower, spring beauty, or starflower flourish in sphagnum moss must be made as sacred as any of our shrines [after climbing Katahdin to complete his hike of the Appalachian Trail, 1958].

—WILLIAM O. DOUGLAS, Supreme Court Justice, Avid Hiker, 1898–1980

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Jim Schmid’s Trail Quote of the Day #1570 – Jan 30, 2020

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The mountains can be reached in all seasons. They offer a fighting challenge to heart, soul and mind, both in summer and winter. If throughout time the youth of the nation accept the challenge the mountains offer, they will keep alive in our people the spirit of adventure. That spirit is a measure of the vitality of both nations and men. A people who climb the ridges and sleep under the stars in high mountain meadows, who enter the forest and scale the peaks, who explore glaciers and walk ridges buried deep in snow—these people will give the country some of the indomitable spirit of the mountains.

—WILLIAM O. DOUGLAS, Supreme Court Justice, Avid Hiker, 1898–1980

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Jim Schmid’s Trail Quote of the Day #895- March 26, 2018

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To be whole and harmonious, man must also know the music of the beaches and the woods. He must find the thing of which he is only an infinitesimal part and nurture it and love it, if he is to live.

—WILLIAM O. DOUGLAS, My Wilderness: East to Katahdin, 1961

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Jim Schmid’s Trail Quote of the Day #789- Dec 10, 2017

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When man ventures into the wilderness, climbs the ridges, and sleeps in the forest, he comes in close communion with his Creator. When man pits himself against the mountain, he taps inner springs of his strength. He comes to know himself.

—WILLIAM O. DOUGLAS, Of Men and Mountains, 1950

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Jim Schmid’s Trail Quote of the Day #746- Oct 28, 2017

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I learned early that the richness of life is found in adventure. Adventure calls on all the faculties of mind and spirit. It develops self-reliance and independence. Life then teems with excitement. But man is not ready for adventure unless he is rid of fear. For fear confines him and limits his scope. He stays tethered by strings of doubt and indecision and has only a small and narrow world to explore.

—WILLIAM O. DOUGLAS, Of Men and Mountains, 1950

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