Edward Abbey
Edward Abbey
Edward Paul Abbeywas an American author and essayist 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth29 January 1927
CountryUnited States of America
government clerks demand
No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets.
machines wilderness left-behind
Wilderness and motors are incompatible and the former can best be experienced, understood and enjoyed when the machines are left behind where they belong -- on the superhighways and in the parking lots, on the reservoirs and in the marinas.
eye somewhere-else air
Truth is merely common sense, say the naive realist. Really? Then where, precisely, is the location of--a rainbow? In the air? In the eye? In between? Or somewhere else?
air cost-of-living rising
The ever-rising cost of living: Someday soon, the corporate technicians will be locking meters on our noses and charging us a royalty on the air we breathe.
travel fun crazy
There is science, logic, reason; there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California.
philosophy political growth
An economic system which can only expand or expire must be false to all that is human.
love inspirational anger
Love implies anger. The man who is angered by nothing cares about nothing.
real want purpose
If it's knowledge and wisdom you want, then seek out the company of those who do real work for an honest purpose.
solitude depth madness
Somewhere in the depths of solitude, beyond wilderness and freedom, lay the trap of madness.
mean exercise world
Simply because humankind have the power now to meddle or 'manage' or 'exercise stewardship' in every nook and cranny of the world does not mean that we have a right to do so. Even less, the obligation.
animal hunting moral
Whenever I see a photograph of some sportsman grinning over his kill, I am always impressed by the striking moral and esthetic superiority of the dead animal to the live one.
coffee evil giving
And if the computer gives you any back talk, pour some well-sugared office coffee into its evil little silicon brain.
education illumination light
You can't study the darkness by flooding it with light.
freedom liberty ears
Freedom begins between the ears.