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No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands o

No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets. – 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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