Edward Abbey Quotes

• 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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  Topics in Youth

• Belief in the supernatural reflects a failure of the imagination.

  Edward Abbey

  Topics in Failure

• Baseball is a slow, sluggish game, with frequent and trivial interruptions, offering the spectator many opportunities to reflect at leisure upon the situation on the field: This is what a fan loves most about the game

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  Tags in Baseball

• 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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  Topics in Wisdom

  Tags in Rule

• 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.

  Edward Abbey

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Women

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

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  Tags in Government

• A drink a day keeps the shrink away.

  Edward Abbey

  Topics in Funny

  Tags in Drink

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

  Edward Abbey

  Topics in Experience

  Tags in California, School, Reason, Logic

Edward Abbey (48)

Birth:	29th January, 1927
Death:	14th March, 1989
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Novelist, Environmentalist, Philosopher

About

Edward Paul Abbey was born in Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an American novelist, environmentalist and philosopher noted for his advocacy of environmental issues, criticism of public land policies, and anarchist political views. His best-known works include the novel The Monkey Wrench Gang, which has been cited as an inspiration by radical environmental groups, and the non-fiction work Desert Solitaire. He received a B.A. in philosophy and English in 1951, and a master's degree in philosophy in 1956. His second novel, The Brave Cowboy and his third novel, Fire on the Mountain, was also adapted into a TV movie by the same title.

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