“Somebody Has To Do Something. . . It Seems Pathetic That It Has To Be Us.”

— Jerry Garcia

Source: Used in various version starting in September 28, 1988, while advocating for the preservation of the world’s rain forests. "Somebody Has To Do Something. . . It Seems Pathetic That It Has To Be Us" (Quote Investigator). https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105474079

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American musician and member of the Grateful Dead 1942–1995

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