The importance of faithfulness to region (Berry)

August 23rd, 2006  |  Published in Region, Community, Ecology, Agrarianism, Quotes  |  1 Comment

Without a complex knowledge of one’s place, and without the faithfulness to one’s place on which such knowledge depends, it is inevitable that the place will be used carelessly, and eventually destroyed.

–Wendell Berry, “The Regional Motive” in A Continuous Harmony (1972), p. 67

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  1. JC says:

    September 1st, 2006 at 2:35 am (#)

    Ok. Aside from my church, this is one more reason to stay put.

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