"Men lived like fishes; the great ones devoured the small."

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Source : 'Discourses concerning Government' (1698) ch. 2, sect. 18

Algernon Sidney

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“Do no dishonor to the earth lest you dishonor the spirit of man.”

Source : Henry Beston, Elizabeth Jane Coatsworth (2001). “The Best of Beston: A Selection from the Natural World of Henry Beston from Cape Cod to the St. Lawrence”, p.38, David R. Godine Publisher

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