Edward Abbey

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

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

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

You can't study the darkness by flooding it with light.

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.

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

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

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

The idea of wilderness needs no defense, it only needs defenders.