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Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- It All Turns on Affection, Jefferson Lecture (23 April 2012); Exact wording and attribution checked. Berry links imagination, affection and responsibility to the places people inhabit; privately authored lecture, not government public-domain text.
- It All Turns on Affection, Jefferson Lecture (23 April 2012)
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