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It Is Only On The Condition Of Humility And Reverence Before The World That Our Species Will Be Able To Remain In It.
-Wendell Berry
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It Is Only On The Condition Of
Wendell Berry
It Is Only On The Condition Of Humility And Reverence Before The World That Our Species Will Be Able To Remain In It.
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