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About Edward Abbey
Edward Paul Abbey (29 January 1927 – 14 March 1989) was an American writer noted for his advocacy of environmental issues and criticism of public land policies.
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“There's beauty, heartbreaking beauty, everywhere.”
“We're all undesirable elements from somebody's point of view.”
“Better a cruel truth than a comfortable delusion.”
“'A pessimist is simply an optimist in full possession of the facts.'”
“The only thing worse than a knee-jerk liberal is a knee-pad conservative.”
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Edward Abbey on Wilderness 3 quotes
“The idea of wilderness needs no defense. It only needs more defenders.”
Edward Abbey on Love 2 quotes
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“Anarchism is founded on the observation that since few men are wise enough to rule themselves, even fewer are wise enough to rule others.”
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Edward Abbey on Neoconservatism
“Our "neoconservatives" are neither new nor conservative, but old as Babylon and evil as Hell.”
Edward Abbey on Abortion
“Abolition of a woman's right to abortion, when and if she wants it, amounts to compulsory maternity: a form of rape by the State.”
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Edward Abbey on Thomas Paine
“It is the duty of every patriot to protect his country from its government.”
About Edward Abbey
Edward Paul Abbey (29 January 1927 – 14 March 1989) was an American writer noted for his advocacy of environmental issues and criticism of public land policies.