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I conceive that the land belongs to a vast family of which many ar

I conceive that the land belongs to a vast family of which many are dead, few are living, and countless numbers are still unborn. – Author Unknown

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Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it. – Henry David Thoreau, "Chesuncook," The Maine Woods, 1848

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