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I despise my own nation most. Because I know it best. Because I still love it, suffering from Hope. For me, that's patrotism.

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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
Hope
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Still
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Love
Despise
Nation
Nations
Suffering

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