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The gurus come from the sickliest nation on earth to tell us how to live. And we pay them for it.

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Edward Abbey
Age: 62 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 29
Died: 1989
Died: March 14
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What draws us into the desert is the search for something intimate in the remote.
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The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.
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Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best.
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