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We seem to think that the earth must go through the ordeal of sheep-pasturage before it is habitable by man.

Henry David Thoreau
Men, Thinking, Sheep
Henry David Thoreau (2014). “The Maine Woods: The Writings of Henry David Thoreau, Volume III (of 20)”, p.88, Trajectory Inc
We seem to think that the earth must go through the ordeal of sheep-pasturage before it is habitable by man.