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No man will ever be whole and dignified and free except in the knowledge that the men around him are whole and dignified and free, and that the world itself is free of contempt and misuse.
No man will ever be whole and dignified and free except in the knowledge that the men around him are whole and dignified and free, and that the world itself is free of contempt and misuse.
Approximate author period: c. 1934 AD · modern
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- Wendell Berry
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- Approximate author period: c. 1934 AD · modern
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