"If people destroy something replaceable made by mankind, they are called vandals if they destroy something irreplaceable made by God, they are called developers.“


-Joseph Wood Krutch

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If people destroy something replaceable made by mankind, they are called vandals if they destroy something irreplaceable made by God, they are called developers.

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