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Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best.

Edward Abbey

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Edward Abbey
Age: 62 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 29
Died: 1989
Died: March 14
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Environmentalist
Essayist
Novelist
Philosopher
Screenwriter
Writer
Edward Paul Abbey
Dangerous
Worst
Power
Best
Corrupts
Always
Attracts
Heresy
Anarchy

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