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Counterpart to the knee-jerk liberal is the new knee-pad conservative, always groveling before the rich and the powerful.

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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
Jerk
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Conservative
Groveling
Rich
Counterpart
Powerful
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Always
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