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Edward Abbey
Age: 62 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 29
Died: 1989
Died: March 14
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Environmentalist
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Edward Paul Abbey
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Saving the world is only a hobby. Most of the time I do nothing.
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The most striking thing about the rich is the gracious democracy of their manners -- and the crude vulgarity of their way of life.
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The tank, the B-52, the fighter-bomber, the state-controlled police and military are the weapons of dictatorship. The rifle is the weapon of democracy. Not for nothing was the revolver called an equalizer.
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Beware of the man who has no enemies.
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The hawk's cry is as sharp as its beak.
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Reincarnation? There is such a thing. What could be more Mozartian than the Nutcracker Suite?
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In the end, for all our differences and conflicts, most women and men share the same food, work, shelter, bed, life, joy, anguish, and fate. We need each other.
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A man's duty? To be ready -- with rifle or rood -- to defend his home when the showdown comes.
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Humans were free before the word freedom became necessary.
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Are people more important than the grizzly bear? Only from the point of view of some people.
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If we had the power of ten Shakespeares or a dozen Mozarts, we could not produce anything half so marvelous as one ordinary human child.
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Government should be weak, amateurish and ridiculous. At present, it fulfills only a third of the role.
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It is not an easy thing to inflate a dog.
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Do I believe in ghosts? I believe in the ghosts that haunt the human mind.
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Anarchism? You bet your sweet betsy. The only cure for the ills of democracy is more democracy. Much more.
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All forms of government are pernicious, including good government.
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Why do I write? I write to entertain my friends and to exasperate our enemies. To unfold the folded lie, to record to truth of our time, and, of course, to promote esthetic bliss.
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Home is where, when you have to go there, you probably shouldn't.
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Those who fear death most are those who enjoy life least.
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The feminists have a legitimate grievance. But so does everyone else.
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