I would never betray a friend to serve a cause. Never reject a friend …

Edward Abbey
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I would never betray a friend to serve a cause. Never reject a friend to help an institution. Great nations may fall in ruin before I would sell a friend to save them. ✨ Edward Abbey (2015). A Voice Crying in the Wilderness, p.15, RosettaBooks
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