Narrow-minded provincialism: Sad to say but true

Edward Abbey
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Narrow-minded provincialism: Sad to say but true - I am more interested in the mountain lions of Utah, the wild pigs of Arizona, than I am in the fate of all the Arabs of Araby, all the Wogs of Hindustan, all the Ethiopes of Abyssinia. ✨ Edward Abbey (2015). A Voice Crying in the Wilderness, p.46, RosettaBooks
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