We live in the kind of world where courage is the most essential of vi…

Edward Abbey
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We live in the kind of world where courage is the most essential of virtues; without courage, the other virtues are useless. ✨ Edward Abbey (2015). A Voice Crying in the Wilderness, p.25, RosettaBooks
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We live in the kind of world where courage is the most essential of virtues; without courage, the other virtues are useless. ✨ Edward Abbey (2015). A Voice Crying in the Wilderness, p.25, RosettaBooks

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