Men have looked upon the desert as barren land, the free holding o

Men have looked upon the desert as barren land, the free holding of whoever chose but in fact each hill and valley in it had a man who was its acknowledged owner and would quickly assert the right of his family or clan to it, against aggression. – T. E. Lawrence

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