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“If you're a simple person today, and want to live simply, that is awfully seditious. And to advise people to live simply is more seditious still.”

Quote by Bill Mollison

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Bill Mollison was an Australian author, ecologist, and pioneer in sustainable design. Born in 1928, he passed away on September 24, 2016. Mollison is renowned for his contributions to ecological agriculture and sustainable community design, particularly for co-founding the Permaculture movement with David Holmgren. more

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