The easy assumption that we have remembered the most important people and events and have preserved the most valuable ev — Wendell Berry
The easy assumption that we have remembered the most important people and events and have preserved the most valuable ev — Wendell Berry
The easy assumption that we have remembered the most important people and events and have preserved the most valuable ev — Wendell Berry
The easy assumption that we have remembered the most important people and events and have preserved the most valuable ev — Wendell Berry
The easy assumption that we have remembered the most important people and events and have preserved the most valuable ev — Wendell Berry
The easy assumption that we have remembered the most important people and events and have preserved the most valuable ev — Wendell Berry
The easy assumption that we have remembered the most important people and events and have preserved the most valuable ev — Wendell Berry
The easy assumption that we have remembered the most important people and events and have preserved the most valuable ev — Wendell Berry
The easy assumption that we have remembered the most important people and events and have preserved the most valuable ev — Wendell Berry
The easy assumption that we have remembered the most important people and events and have preserved the most valuable ev — Wendell Berry
The easy assumption that we have remembered the most important people and events and have preserved the most valuable ev — Wendell Berry
The easy assumption that we have remembered the most important people and events and have preserved the most valuable ev — Wendell Berry
The easy assumption that we have remembered the most important people and events and have preserved the most valuable ev — Wendell Berry
The easy assumption that we have remembered the most important people and events and have preserved the most valuable ev — Wendell Berry
The easy assumption that we have remembered the most important people and events and have preserved the most valuable ev — Wendell Berry
The easy assumption that we have remembered the most important people and events and have preserved the most valuable ev — Wendell Berry
The easy assumption that we have remembered the most important people and events and have preserved the most valuable ev — Wendell Berry
The easy assumption that we have remembered the most important people and events and have preserved the most valuable ev — Wendell Berry
The easy assumption that we have remembered the most important people and events and have preserved the most valuable ev — Wendell Berry
The easy assumption that we have remembered the most important people and events and have preserved the most valuable ev — Wendell Berry
The easy assumption that we have remembered the most important people and events and have preserved the most valuable ev — Wendell Berry
The easy assumption that we have remembered the most important people and events and have preserved the most valuable ev — Wendell Berry
The easy assumption that we have remembered the most important people and events and have preserved the most valuable ev — Wendell Berry
The easy assumption that we have remembered the most important people and events and have preserved the most valuable ev — Wendell Berry
The easy assumption that we have remembered the most important people and events and have preserved the most valuable ev — Wendell Berry
The easy assumption that we have remembered the most important people and events and have preserved the most valuable ev — Wendell Berry
The easy assumption that we have remembered the most important people and events and have preserved the most valuable ev — Wendell Berry
The easy assumption that we have remembered the most important people and events and have preserved the most valuable ev — Wendell Berry
The easy assumption that we have remembered the most important people and events and have preserved the most valuable ev — Wendell Berry
The easy assumption that we have remembered the most important people and events and have preserved the most valuable ev — Wendell Berry
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The easy assumption that we have remembered the most important people and events and have preserved the most valuable evidence is immediately trumped by our inability to know what we have forgotten.

— Wendell Berry
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