Edward Abbey quotes

Anarchism is founded on the observation that since few men are wise enough to rule themselves, even fewer are wise enough to rule others. (Edward Abbey)
A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government. View quote
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Our culture runs on coffee and gasoline, the first often tasting like the second. View quote
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One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' can beat teamwork. View quote
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Love implies anger. The man who is angered by nothing cares about nothing. View quote
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When a man's best friend is his dog, that dog has a problem. View quote
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Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell. View quote
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The idea of wilderness needs no defense, it only needs defenders. View quote
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May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. View quote
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Anarchism is not a romantic fable but the hardheaded realization, based on five thousand years of experience, that we cannot entrust the management of our lives to kings, priests, politicians, generals, and county commissioners. View quote
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Come on in. The earth, like the sun, like the air, belongs to everyone - and to no one. (Edward Abbey)
What's the difference between a whore and a congressman? A congressman makes more money. View quote
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Society is like a stew. If you don't stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum floats to the top. View quote
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You can't study the darkness by flooding it with light. View quote
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When the situation is hopeless, there's nothing to worry about. View quote
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When the biggest, richest, glassiest buildings in town are the banks, you know that town's in trouble. View quote
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The longest journey begins with a single step, not with a turn of the ignition key. View quote
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Freedom begins between the ears. View quote
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Sentiment without action is the ruin of the soul. View quote
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A drink a day keeps the shrink away. View quote
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The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other - instead of their real enemies back home in the capitals. (Edward Abbey)
The missionaries go forth to Christianize the savages - as if the savages weren't dangerous enough already. View quote
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There is science, logic, reason; there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California. View quote
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No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets. View quote
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From the point of view of a tapeworm, man was created by God to serve the appetite of the tapeworm. View quote
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