Hierarchical institutions are like giant bulldozers -- obedient to the…

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Hierarchical institutions are like giant bulldozers -- obedient to the whim of any fool who takes the controls. ✨ Edward Abbey (2015). A Voice Crying in the Wilderness, p.18, RosettaBooks
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By the age of forty, a man is responsible for his face. And his fate. ✨ Edward Abbey, David Petersen (2003). Confessions of a Barbarian: Selections from the Journals of Edward Abbey, p.341, Big Earth … ▶
There comes a time in the life of us all when we must lay aside our books or put down our tools and leave our place of work and walk forth on the road to meet the enemy face-to-face. Once and for all … ▶
Wilderness begins in the human mind. ✨ Edward Abbey (2015). A Voice Crying in the Wilderness, p.46, RosettaBooks
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Hierarchical institutions are like giant bulldozers -- obedient to the whim of any fool who takes the controls. ✨ Edward Abbey (2015). A Voice Crying in the Wilderness, p.18, RosettaBooks

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