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UntitledĀ , Owl from Waldhaus -David Noonan, 2002.:: Australian, b.1969- :: Oil on canvas ,Ā Ā 35.8 x 28.0 cm.
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I doubt there is a more quotable man in the United States. (You can readily see this by reading the text of the talk, or by visiting this lovely page of Wendell Berry quotes.) Monday, he spoke of the āmechanical indifferenceā of a financial trust, that it had the āindifference of a grinder to what it grinds,ā saying, āIt did not intend to victimize its victims. It simply followed its single purpose of the highest possible profit, and ignored the āside effects.āā This from a poet and an essayist who, by following his love of the land and its people, describes the current state of affairs as accurately and succinctly as anyone on earth: āThe two great aims of industrialism ā replacement of people by technology and concentration of wealth into the hands of a small plutocracy ā seem close to fulfillment.ā
Wendell Berry, American Hero
A visit with the spiritual founder of the food movement in the United States.
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