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Quotes by "Edward Abbey"

Grown men do not need leaders.
— Edward Abbey
Tags: grown, leaders, need, men
Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.
— Edward Abbey
Tags: necessity, human, spirit, luxury, wilderness, nature
If the end does not justify the means - what can?
— Edward Abbey
Tags: means, does, end
The missionaries go forth to Christianize the savages - as if the savages weren't dangerous enough already.
— Edward Abbey
Tags: were, enough, dangerous, go
The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other - instead of their real enemies back home in the capitals.
— Edward Abbey
Tags: die, men, home, war
A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.
— Edward Abbey
Tags: country, always, government, patriotism
Belief in the supernatural reflects a failure of the imagination.
— Edward Abbey
Tags: reflects, belief, imagination, failure
What is the purpose of the giant sequoia tree? The purpose of the giant sequoia tree is to provide shade for the tiny titmouse.
— Edward Abbey
Tags: giant, tiny, purpose, tree
A drink a day keeps the shrink away.
— Edward Abbey
Tags: keeps, away, drink, day
Taxation: how the sheep are shorn.
— Edward Abbey
Tags: how, sheep
There is science, logic, reason; there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California.
— Edward Abbey
Tags: reason, logic, experience, science
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