Quote #48

Sentiment without action is the ruin of the soul.

More from Edward Abbey

  1. When the situation is hopeless, there's nothing to worry about.
  2. An empty man is full of himself.
  3. What's the difference between a whore and a congressman? A congressman makes more money.
  4. I come more and more to the conclusion that wilderness, in America or anywhere else, is the only thing left that is worth saving.
  5. Counterpart to the knee-jerk liberal is the new knee-pad conservative, always groveling before the rich and powerful.
  6. If wilderness is outlawed, only outlaws can save wilderness.
  7. The 'Terror' of the French Revolution lasted for ten years. The terror that preceded and led to it lasted for a thousand years.
  8. The only thing worse than a knee-jerk liberal is a knee-pad conservative.

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