"You are about to be told one more……" — Utah Phillips
"You are about to be told one more time that you are America's most valuable natural resource. Have you seen what they do to valuable natural resources?! Have you seen a strip mine? Have you seen a clear cut in the forest? Have you seen a polluted river? Don't ever let them call you a valuable natural resource! They're going to strip mine your soul. They're going to clear cut your best thoughts for the sake of profit unless you learn to resist, because the profit system follows the path of least resistance and following the path of least resistance is what makes the river crooked!"
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20 Quotes by Utah Phillips
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The Earth is not dying-it is being killed. And the people who are killing it have names and addresses.
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Every good educator knows that true teaching is to teach kids how to ask the right questions.
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You came into the world armed to the teeth. With an arsenal of weapons, weapons of privilege, economic privilege, sexual…
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The degree to which you resist is the degree to which you are free.
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