"The Beduin could not look for God within him: he was too sure that he was within God."

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"The Beduin could not look for God within him: he was too sure that he was within God."

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"To me an unnecessary action, or shot, or casualty, was not only waste but sin."

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"Men have looked upon the desert as barren land, the free holding of whoever chose; but in fact each hill and valley in it had a man who was its acknowledged owner and would quickly assert the right of his family or clan to it, against aggression."

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