I should teach the world about evolution, because if people understand what it means, then they will understand that humans are just one small part of nature - not its ruler. Therefore, we must be more integrated into what goes on in nature, and not view ourselves as above the natural world.

Mark Chase is coeditor of books including Genera Orchidacearum, vol 1: General Introduction, Apostasioideae, Cypripedioideae (buy this book from Amazon (UK) or Amazon (USA)), and Genera Orchidacearum, vol 2: Orchidoideae (Part One) (buy this book from Amazon (UK) or Amazon (USA)).