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Ecology should be object lessons that the world sees, that explains in a visceral, physical way, the attributes of God.

Joel Salatin

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Joel Salatin
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: February 24
American Farmer
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When faith in our freedom gives way to fear of our freedom, silencing the minority view becomes the operative protocol.
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