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A good book is a kind of paper club, serving to rouse the slumbrous and to silence the obtuse.

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
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Philosopher
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Edward Paul Abbey
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Writing on the wall: Will trade three blind crabs for two with no teeth.
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The best people, like the best wines, come from the hills.
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I am not an atheist but an earthiest. Be true to the earth.
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A life without tragedy would not be worth living.
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Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best.
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Saving the world is only a hobby. Most of the time I do nothing.
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