This Activist Loves Oregon More Than He

Oregon Is An Inspiration. Whether You Come To It, Or Are Born To It, You Become Entranced By Our State's Beauty, The Opportunity She Affords, And The Independent Spirit Of Her Citizens.

. . . The Solution Is Not To Toss Youthful Offenders Into Jail Or Prisons. We Long Ago Recognized Alcoholism To Be A Disease, And Abondoned Efforts To Treat Alcoholics Simply By Locking Them Up.

You All Know I Have Terminal Cancer—and I Have A Lot Of It. But What You May Not Know Is That Stress Induces Its Spread And Induces Its Activity. Stress May Even Bring It On. Yet Stress Is The Fuel Of The Activist. This Activist Loves Oregon More Than He Loves Life. I Know I Can't Have Both Very Long. The Trade-offs Are All Right With Me. But If The Legacy We Helped Give Oregon And Which Made It Twinkle From Afar—if It Goes, Then I Guess I Wouldn't Want To Live In Oregon Anyhow.

Quality Of Life Is The Sum Total Of The Fairness Of Our Tax Structure; The Caliber Of Our Homes; The Cleanliness Of Our Air And Water; And The Provision Of Affirmative Assistance To Those Who Cannot Assist Themselves. True Quality Is Absent If We Allow Social Suffering To Abide In An Otherwise Pristine Environment.

Oregon Is Demure And Lovely, And It Ought To Play A Little Hard To Get. And I Think You'll Be Just As Sick As I Am If You Find It Is Nothing But A Hungry Hussy , Throwing Herself At Every Stinking Smokestack That's Offered.