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Iron may break gold, but water remains whole.

—Ge Hong, c. 300

Water astonishing and difficult altogether makes a meadow and a stroke.

—Gertrude Stein, 1914

The United States has virtually set up an empire on impounded and redistributed water.

—Charles P. Berkey, 1946

Water is the first principle of everything.

—Thales of Miletus, c. 600 BC
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