Since I posted the quote I took it on myself to try to track it down. It seems to be fraudulent, based on the following statement:
'Secretary Watt actually said before Congress: "I do not know how many future generations we can count on before the Lord returns, whatever it is we have to manage with a skill to leave the resources needed for future generations." Which of course has a very different sense. The distorted quote seems to have originated in 1990 and has been refuted by Watt. My apologies for propagating the fraud. William Silvert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shelly Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 2:39 PM Subject: Re: Overshoot, Homo colossus, detrivore ecosystem, dirty commies, pestilence, nu > >We could probably come up with equally absurd statements claiming that >>there >>is no need for measures to consrve resources and clean up our enviornment, >>but none to compare with the statement of James Watt, Secretary of the >>Interior under Reagon, who declared that conservation was unnecessary >>because "God gave us these things to use. After the last tree is felled, >>Christ will come back." >> >>Bill Silvert > > Not that I in any way want to defend anything James Watt ever did or said, > but I'm not positive he actually said that. I haven't traced it back > myself, but many (see below websites) claim Watt did not make that > particular statement (at least not publically), even if it was his > sentiment. Has anyone personally traced back this statement and found an > audio or visual recording? We need to make sure we don't overshoot on > this, > too. He said and did enough other things that we don't need to mis-quote > him (if indeed this is a misquote). -Shelly > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_G._Watt > http://thehill.com/byron-york/moyers-proves-that-the-left-can-be-blinded-by-zeal-2005-02-10.htmlWatt > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN is giving away a trip to Vegas to see Elton John. Enter to win today. > http://msnconcertcontest.com?icid-nceltontagline > >
