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<h1>Writer and Farmer Wendell Berry on Hope, Direct Action, and the "Resettling" of the American Countryside</h1>
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<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/76120469">Wendell Berry on His Hopes for Humanity</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user9013478">BillMoyers.com</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>&#13;
<p>Wendell Berry, a quiet and humble man, has become an  outspoken advocate for revolution. He urges immediate action as he  mourns how America has turned its back on the land and rejected  Jeffersonian principles of respect for the environment and sustainable  agriculture. Berry warns, "People who own the world outright for profit  will have to be stopped; by influence, by power, by us."</p>&#13;
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<p>This article originally appeared in <a href="https://www.yesmagazine.org">Yes! Magazine</a> at <a href="https://www.yesmagazine.org/environment/2013/10/12/mad-farmer-wendell-berry-gets-madder-in-defense-of-earth">https://www.yesmagazine.org/environment/2013/10/12/mad-farmer-wendell-berry-gets-madder-in-defense-of-earth</a>.</p><link href="https://www.yesmagazine.org/environment/2013/10/12/mad-farmer-wendell-berry-gets-madder-in-defense-of-earth" rel="canonical"/><p>Yes! Magazine is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of ... . Learn more at <a href="https://www.yesmagazine.org">Yes! Magazine</a></p><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://www.yesmagazine.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=10446&ga4=G-74QJNNY44Z" style="width:1px;height:1px;">
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