Children have never been good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.
- Topic: Example, Listening
- Location: Arches National Park
- Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin
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We still have a choice today: nonviolent coexistence or violent coannihilation. This may well be mankind's last chance between chaos and community.
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