I am speaking of the life of a man who knows that the world is not giv…

Wendell Berry
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I am speaking of the life of a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers, but borrowed from his children; who has undertaken to cherish it and do it no damage, not because he is duty-bound, but because he loves the world and loves his children... ✨ The Unforeseen Wilderness : An Essay on Kentucky's Red River Gorge. Book by Wendell Berry, 1971.
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