What our economists call a depressed area almost always turns out to b…

Edward Abbey
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What our economists call a depressed area almost always turns out to be a cleaner, freer, more livable place than most. ✨ Edward Abbey (2015). A Voice Crying in the Wilderness, p.51, RosettaBooks
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What our economists call a depressed area almost always turns out to be a cleaner, freer, more livable place than most. ✨ Edward Abbey (2015). A Voice Crying in the Wilderness, p.51, RosettaBooks

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