I'm not a propagandist, I'm not a polemicist; my primary interest is j…

David Attenborough
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I'm not a propagandist, I'm not a polemicist; my primary interest is just looking at and trying to understand how animals work. ✨ David Attenborough: 'I'm an essential evil'. Interview with Susanna Rustin, www.theguardian.com. October 21, 2011.
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I'm not a propagandist, I'm not a polemicist; my primary interest is just looking at and trying to understand how animals work. ✨ David Attenborough: 'I'm an essential evil'. Interview with Susanna Rustin, www.theguardian.com. October 21, 2011.

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