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The world, we are told, was made especially for man - a presumption not supported by all the facts... why should man value himself as more than a small part of the one great unit of creation?
-John Muir
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The World, We Are Told, Was Made

John Muir
The world, we are told, was made especially for man - a presumption not supported by all the facts... why should man value himself as more than a small part of the one great unit of creation?
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