The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government. – Edward Abbey
Orthodoxy is a relaxation of the mind accompanied by a stiffening of the heart. – Edward Abbey
A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government. – Edward Abbey
Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best. – Edward Abbey
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. – Edward Abbey
Guns don’t kill people; people kill people. Of course, people with guns kill more people. But that’s only natural. It’s hard. But it’s fair. – Edward Abbey
If it’s knowledge and wisdom you want, then seek out the company of those who do real work for an honest purpose.
May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. – Edward Abbey
Great art is never perfect; perfect art is never great. – Edward Abbey
Wordless, it rises and falls in hemidemisemitones of unearthly misery. The dirge of the damned. – Edward Abbey
Love implies anger. The man who is angered by nothing cares about nothing. – Edward Abbey
I would never betray a friend to serve a cause. Never reject a friend to help an institution. Great nations may fall in ruin before I would sell a friend to save them. – Edward Abbey
We need the possibility of escape as surely as we need hope. – Edward Abbey
In the land of bleating sheep and braying jackasses, one brave and honest man is bound to create a scandal. – Edward Abbey
The greater your dreams, the more terrible your nightmares. – Edward Abbey
A crude meal, no doubt, but the best of all sauces is hunger. – Edward Abbey
Not all questions can be answered. – Edward Abbey
Sentiment without action is the ruin of the soul. – Edward Abbey
All things are in motion, all is in process, nothing abides, nothing will ever change in this eternal moment. – Edward Abbey
A great thirst is a great joy when quenched in time. – Edward Abbey
There is a way of being wrong which is also sometimes necessarily right. – Edward Abbey
If the end does not justify the means – what can? – Edward Abbey
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