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What our economists call a depressed area almost always turns out to be a cleaner, freer, more livable place than most.

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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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God bless America. Let's try to save some of it.
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