Quote #35
Better a cruel truth than a comfortable delusion.
More from Edward Abbey
- Orthodoxy is a relaxation of the mind accompanied by a stiffening of the heart.
- The distrust of wit is the beginning of tyranny.
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- No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets.
- From the point of view of a tapeworm, man was created by God to serve the appetite of the tapeworm.
- A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.
- Whatever we cannot easily understand we call God; this saves much wear and tear on the brain tissues.
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