John Muir, a great American environmentalist, felt that ______________
A) wilderness was essentially worthless and should not be preserved
B) pristine wilderness should be preserved because ʺWe need beauty as well as breadʺ
C) national parks violated the principles of environmental justice
D) the only true value of wilderness was its ability to provide national economic growth
E) resources should be exploited wherever they were found to the greatest economic benefit

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John Muir was a passionate advocate for preserving wilderness areas and believed that they had value beyond just economic gain. He famously wrote, "Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul alike." Muir was instrumental in the creation of Yosemite National Park and worked to establish other national parks and preserves.

John Muir, a Great American Environmentalist, Felt That ______________