Leopold is on the right track

Leopold definitely has the right idea about the fact that humans need to see themselves as part of a community. The kind of respect that results from this is the only salvation for earth in my opinion. He makes a compelling point about the fact that man never fares well as conquerer. The problem is that man is conquering. It is in human nature to do this, and no "well its never worked for you so far" is going to stop man from conquering. I in no way think that it is acceptable, but I do not think that his lesson is sufficient.
I also must admit that i doubt, but don't condemn, his theory on education being the key. Maybe i am biased by my own lack of faith in humanity. I feel like education has been trying for a while now and hasnt gotten anywhere significant enough in terms of restoration. It has made headway though. I guess I needed Leopold to speak of some profound form of education that would be used as a tool so that something new seemed to come to the table in the form of education.
I agree with him that the government needs to have less influence and the private landowners need to assume more control. It is on the individual, working as part of the whole, to make the difference. Giving all that power to the government is dangerous and just pathetic. People need to grow up and stop asking "mommy" to do everything for them.
I agree with him that the released stored energy of the pioneer period postponed the penalties of violence, or at least that this should be seriously considered. This is s scary thought, and i think it could be used to scare people, which sadly is te best way to cause action in people. There is a chance that our actions are going to come back ten fold soon.
Lastly, I agree with him that lengthening reclamation projects is crucial to making things better. They are too short at this time and i believe this to be a big problem. This seems logical and possible. If the projects themselves are happenining (which is the biggest challenge) then lengthening them is really not that hard.