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We have produced some good walkers and saunterers, and some noted climbers but as a staple recreation, as a daily practice, the mass of the people dislike and despise walking.

John Burroughs

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John Burroughs
Age: 83 †
Born: 1837
Born: April 3
Died: 1921
Died: March 29
Essayist
Naturalist
Writer
Delaware County
New York
Mass
Staples
Walking
Walkers
Practice
Noted
Good
Recreation
People
Despise
Dislike
Produced
Staple
Daily
Climbers

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