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I revere, adore, respect, profoundly admire, and offer homage to the venerable Wendell Berry, whose work and life I’ve followed for years.

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The great Wendell Berry. Always his name rendered whole.

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stanza 2. to be sane in a mad time........

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So timely. Thank you for this today! 🙏☺️

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Wendell Berry's "The Mad Farmer Manifesto: The First Amendment" is a concise yet profound reflection on sanity, clarity, freedom, and discernment in our complex world. It highlights the grounding force of nature, the importance of shared responsibility for clarity, and the need to break free from destructive patterns in both money and love. Berry's manifesto is a thought-provoking call to reevaluate our priorities and cherish what truly matters in our lives. 🌿💭

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Tremendous. Berry is a gift. I like his essay on hating computers: https://classes.matthewjbrown.net/teaching-files/philtech/berry-computer.pdf

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Love it. Perfection.

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How can he have a vision of a "window

on the horizon in the dark" and it's "lighting his mind?" Can't picture this

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money fat

and dreaming in its sums, driving

us into the streets of absence...anyone who has dabbled in the markets or casino know full well this quote.

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Thank you so much for sharing this!

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This words, power, and consolation

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Wendell Berry stood on principle, to protect Kentucky from coal mining.

https://kykernel.com/72086/news/wendell-berry-reflects-on-removal-of-papers/

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