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Edward Abbey, Postcards from Ed: Dispatches and Salvos from an American Iconoclast Quotes: If it's knowledge and wisdom you want, then seek out the company of those who do real work for an honest purpose.
         

If it's knowledge and wisdom you want, then seek out the company of those who do real work for an honest purpose.


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