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Old 29-Apr-2008   #7
Bonsai Barry
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Originally Posted by Candy_J_Shirey
God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fools.
--John Muir

The complete quote includeds "God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fools... Only Uncle Sam can do that."

Which proves that Muir was, indeed, an Optimist.
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