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Quote by Wendell Berry

“The latest technology is not always good for anything except to the producers of the technology.”

Quote by Wendell Berry

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Wendell Berry, an American novelist born on August 5, 1934, is renowned for his profound descriptions of rural life and his critical views on modern industrial civilization. more

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