Quotes from Silent Spring

"It is our alarming mis-fortune that so primitive a science has armed itself with the most modern and terrible weapons, and that in turning them against the insects it has also turned them against the earth." (Carson 297)
This quote warns us that the scientific techniques we use are dangerous; they are not only destroying the insects, but also the earth and us.

"A fullgrown steer may succumb to a heavy infestation in 10 days, and livestock losses in the United States have been estimated at $40,000,000 a year." (Carson 280)
This quote shows how devastating insect sterilization is and how it can make such huge economical losses.

"Here, with a minimum of help and a maximum of noninterference from man, Nature can have her way, setting up all that wonderful and intricate system of checks and balances that protects the forest from undue damage by insects." (Carson 293)
This quote states that nature has its way to help themselves to solve its problems, including insects problems. Human do not need to help that much.