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Churchill's 1929 jab at newspapers cutting down trees recirculates

Original: "Fancy cutting down all those beautiful trees…to make pulp for those bloody newspapers, and calling it civilization." —W

A 1929 remark by Winston Churchill, made to his son during a visit to Canada, is being shared again: he scoffed at the idea of felling beautiful trees to make pulp for newspapers and calling it civilization. Readers are quoting it as a pointed early critique of mass media's environmental cost, and it is striking a chord with people worried about deforestation and disposability today.

Why now: The quote resonates with current concerns about deforestation and the environmental impact of disposable media.

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• "Fancy cutting down all those beautiful trees…to make pulp for those bloody newspapers, and calling it civilization." —Winston Churchill, remarking to his son during a visit to Canada in 1929 # quotes # trees # books # nonfiction · appassionato · 6

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