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title: "3 Richard Moe Quotes"
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# Richard Moe

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Richard Palmer Moe was an American attorney and historic preservation advocate who served as chief of staff to the vice president from 1977 to 1981.

##  Quotes by Richard Moe

> [Buffalo is one of America's great designed cities. The interweaving of great architecture, landscape architecture and important historic sites makes Buffalo a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-moe/buffalo-is-one-of-america-s-great-designed-cities-the-interweaving-of/)

[Richard Moe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-moe/)

[America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/)

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> [When you strip away the rhetoric, preservation is simply having the good sense to hold on to things that are well designed,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-moe/when-you-strip-away-the-rhetoric-preservation-is-simply-having-the/)

[Richard Moe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-moe/)

[Good sense](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-sense/)

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> [There may have been a time when preservation was about saving an old building here and there, but those days are gone.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-moe/there-may-have-been-a-time-when-preservation-was-about-saving-an-old/)

[Richard Moe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-moe/)

[Building](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/building/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aef/richard-moe-78765_building_there-may-have-been-a-time-when-preserva_3166811.jpg)

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