Edward Abbey Quotes on Politics
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Balance, that's the secret. Moderate extremism.
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Orthodoxy is a relaxation of the mind accompanied by a stiffening of the heart.
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The distrust of wit is the beginning of tyranny.
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A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.
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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.
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Anarchism is founded on the observation that since few men are wise enough to rule themselves, even fewer are wise enough to rule others.
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The 'Terror' of the French Revolution lasted for ten years. The terror that preceded and led to it lasted for a thousand years.
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Counterpart to the knee-jerk liberal is the new knee-pad conservative, always groveling before the rich and powerful.
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What's the difference between a whore and a congressman? A congressman makes more money.
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The only thing worse than a knee-jerk liberal is a knee-pad conservative.