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Why should the peculiarities of human consciousness be the narrow standard by which other creatures are judged?

Gary Snyder

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Gary Snyder
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: May 8
Environmentalist
Poet
Trade Unionist
Translator
Writer
San Francisco County
California
Gary Snyder
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Peculiarities
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Judged
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