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Men have never loved one another much, for reasons we can readily understand: Man is not a lovable animal.

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Edward Abbey
Age: 62 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 29
Died: 1989
Died: March 14
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Edward Paul Abbey
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The very poor are strictly materialistic. It takes money to be a mystic.
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In America, as elsewhere, the general irritability level keeps rising.
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