We need a new ethic of place, one that has room for salmon and skyscrapers, suburbs and wilderness, Mount Rainier and the Space Needle, one grounded in history.

Matthew Klingle
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Washington is a city built on the principle of the frontier. It is the city of pioneers, of people who have journeyed to this place from elsewhere. We are all newcomers here. Some of us are even refugees.

We are people who have come to Washington to create a new life for ourselves. We are immigrants, people who have risked everything in pursuit of a better life. We are doers, people who have made their mark in this place and become known for our work here.

Because we are builders, we know that our places of work need to be beautiful places where we can dream and create great things that will bring glory to the city.

Source: Emerald City: An Environmental History Of Seattle

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