Edward Abbey quotes

Belief in the supernatural reflects a failure of the imagination.

When a man's best friend is his dog, that dog has a problem.

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.

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

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.

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

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!

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.

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

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

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

Belief in the supernatural reflects a failure of the imagination.

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

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

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

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

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

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

One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' can beat teamwork.