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The only thing left worth saving is wilderness.

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Edward Abbey
Age: 62 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 29
Died: 1989
Died: March 14
Author
Environmentalist
Essayist
Novelist
Philosopher
Screenwriter
Writer
Edward Paul Abbey
Wilderness
Saving
Worth
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Thing

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The domination of nature leads to the domination of human nature.
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There are two kinds of people I cannot abide: bigots and any well-organized ethnic group.
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A giant thirst is a great joy when quenched in time.
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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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The critics say that Shostakovich's Fourth Symphony has no form. They are wrong it has the form of Shostakovich's Fourth Symphony.
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The earth, like the sun, like the air, belongs to everyone - and to no one.
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Paradise is the here and now, the actual, tangible, dogmatically real Earth on which we stand. Yes, God bless America, the Earth upon which we stand.
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It is not an easy thing to inflate a dog.
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A pretty girl can do no wrong.
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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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James Joyce buried himself in his great work. _Finnegan's Wake_ is his monument and his tombstone. A dead end.
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Despair leads to boredom, electronic games, computer hacking, poetry and other bad habits.
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What is the purpose of the giant sequoia tree? The purpose of the giant sequoia tree is to provide shade for the tiny titmouse.
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All revolutions have failed? Perhaps. But rebellion for good cause is self- justifying -- a good in itself. Rebellion transforms slaves into human beings, if only for an hour.
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If it's knowledge and wisdom you want, then seek out the company of those who do real work for an honest purpose.
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Life is hard? True - but let's love it anyhow, though it breaks every bone in our bodies.
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Civilization is a youth with a molotov cocktail in his hand. Culture is the Soviet tank or L.A. cop that guns him down.
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My loyalties will not be bound by national borders, or confined in time by one nation's history, or limited in the spiritual dimension by one language and culture. I pledge my allegiance to the damned human race, and my everlasting love to the green hills of Earth, and my intimations of glory to the singing stars, to the very end of space and time.
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Tee Vee football: one team wins, one team loses -- they tie -- who cares? And why?
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