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Edward Abbey

Edward Paul Abbey (January 29, 1927 – March 14, 1989) was an American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues, criticism of public land policies, and anarchist political views.

Love implies anger. The man who is angered by nothing cares about nothing.

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Edward Abbey

May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.

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Edward Abbey

Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best.

Tags: Life, Good, Love

Edward Abbey

There is science, logic, reason; there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California.

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Edward Abbey

A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.

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Edward Abbey

Say what you like about my bloody murderous government,' I says, 'but don't insult me poor bleedin' country.

Tags: Need, Bigger, Size

Edward Abbey

The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other - instead of their real enemies back home in the capitals.

Tags: Men, War, Back

Edward Abbey

Belief in the supernatural reflects a failure of the imagination.

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Edward Abbey

Anarchism is founded on the observation that since few men are wise enough to rule themselves, even fewer are wise enough to rule others.

Tags: Women, God, Made

Edward Abbey

For myself I hold no preferences among flowers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous. Bricks to all greenhouses! Black thumb and cutworm to the potted plant!

Tags: Beauty, Ignore, Flower

Edward Abbey

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