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Edward Abbey Quotes


That which today calls itself science gives us more and more information, and indigestible glut of information, and less and less understanding.

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

The missionaries go forth to Christianize the savages - as if the savages weren't dangerous enough already.

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

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

What is the purpose of the giant sequoia tree? The purpose of the giant sequoia tree is to provide shade for the tiny titmouse.

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.

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