QUOTES 5/26/2019

“The American nudist movement began with a group of German immigrants lead by Kurt Barthel, often acknowledged as ‘the father of the modern United States nudist movement.’  He began the American League for Physical Culture (ALPC) in 1929 and was instrumental in organizing the first American nudist outing that was held on Labor Day in 1929.  Seven people attended, three women and four men, all but one of whom were between the ages of 20 and 27.  The Labor Day outing was held on farmland in the Hudson Highlands in upstate New York.  Later members of Barthel’s American League for Physical Culture visited leased farms in Westchester County, New York during the summer months and sometimes participated in gymnastics and nude swimming in rented urban gymnasiums and pools in winter.  In May 1932, Barthel founded Sky Farm, America’s first nudist club, in New Jersey. . . Dutch Reformed Pastor Ilsley Boone joined the ALPC in July 1931 after reading the book Among the Nudists.  Boone was elected vice president of the ALPC in 1931, but by October 1931 became president.  In late 1931, Boone and two other ALPC members created a new organization they named the International Nudist League (INL).  After several years, INL changed its name to the American Sunbathing Association (ASA) when Boone took sole control over the organization. . . In 1993, recognizing that more people outside than inside the organization were nudists, the American Sunbathing Association changed its name to American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR).” - Larry Darter, http://www.examiner.com/article/newbies-guide-to-nudism-the-history-of-contemporary-nudism

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“The High Court in New Zealand has several times concluded that people who are simply naked while on the beach, cycling on a quiet road, or tramping in the bush, are not committing a crime.” - Kevin Sampson, http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10783971

“I am 44 years old now and very active in my church.  I still model occasionally, and I still love to escape to a nudist resort whenever I can.  I'm fortunate to have a wife who enjoys nudism with me, and our kids have taken to it as well.  I don't ever envision a time when I could ever quit enjoying nude recreation.” - Dan H., Fort Worth, Texas, http://aanr.com/first-time-nudist-experience&page=70

“The nude alone is well dressed.” - Auguste Rodin, https://paragimanjrekar.wordpress.com/2016/03/06/embracing-the-real-you/

“Dealing with Tough Economics?  Try Naked!  With unemployment and the cost of living as high as they are now, many folks are looking for a way to economize.  We can't think of a better solution than going naked!” - http://bareplatypus.blogspot.com/2013/01/dealing-with-tough-economics-try-naked.html?spref=tw