his approach to the environment is more complex of natural systems and thus closer to aldo leopold and rachel carson and teddy roosevelt. it would take time to recognize human patterns of evolution. franklin was a more modern environmentalist than his predecessor and is still ahead of any of his presidential successors. as an approach approach to the environment he translated traditional values and aspirations into an ethic of conservation and this includes between humans and the natural world that evolved over time. the result of that relationship had often been destructive. in the land had to be carefully part of this effort was to be able to regenerate itself support human inhabitants. he created a definition of liberty and freedom to the community as a whole. thus viewing time-honored values with new meaning. in a speech as early as 1912 which is very in terms of what we're facing today there are many persons left that can see no reason why if a man owns the land he should not be permitted to do what he likes with it. they care not what happens after they are gone and i will go eve