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Quote by Edward Abbey
We live in a time of twin credulities: the hunger for the miraculo

We live in a time of twin credulities: the hunger for the miraculous combined with a servile awe of science. The mating of the two gives us superstition plus scientism. – Edward Abbey

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For myself I hold no preferences among flowers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous. Bricks to all greenhouses! Black thumb and cutworm to the potted plant! – Edward Abbey

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Be loyal to what you love, be true to the earth, fight your enemies with passion and laughter. – Edward Abbey

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