10 Edward Abbey Quotes on Politics

Edward Abbey quotes on politics

19. Balance, that's the secret. Moderate extremism.

34. Orthodoxy is a relaxation of the mind accompanied by a stiffening of the heart.

36. The distrust of wit is the beginning of tyranny.

38. A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.

39. Anarchism is not a romantic fable but the hardheaded realization, based on five thousand years of experience, that we cannot entrust the management of our lives to kings, priests, politicians, generals, and county commissioners.

40. Anarchism is founded on the observation that since few men are wise enough to rule themselves, even fewer are wise enough to rule others.

44. The 'Terror' of the French Revolution lasted for ten years. The terror that preceded and led to it lasted for a thousand years.

45. Counterpart to the knee-jerk liberal is the new knee-pad conservative, always groveling before the rich and powerful.

46. What's the difference between a whore and a congressman? A congressman makes more money.

52. The only thing worse than a knee-jerk liberal is a knee-pad conservative.