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“The Crooked Wood” p. 208
The Journey Home (1977)
“I'm a humanist; I'd rather kill a man than a snake.”
"Serpents of Paradise", p. 18
Desert Solitaire (1968)
A Voice Crying in the Wilderness (Vox Clamantis in Deserto) (1990)
"Gather at the River", page 164
Beyond the Wall: Essays from the Outside (1984)
A Voice Crying in the Wilderness (Vox Clamantis in Deserto) (1990)
"The Dead Man at Grandview Point", p. 186
Desert Solitaire (1968)
Confessions of a Barbarian: Selections from the Journals of Edward Abbey, 1951-1989 (1994) p. 92
“The more corrupt a society, the more numerous its laws.”
A Voice Crying in the Wilderness (Vox Clamantis in Deserto) (1990)
“In a nation of sheep, one brave man forms a majority.”
A Voice Crying in the Wilderness (Vox Clamantis in Deserto) (1990)
Abbey's Road in In Defense of the Redneck (1979), p. 168.
"Manhattan Twilight, Hoboken Night", p. 98
The Journey Home (1977)
“Among politicians and businessman, Pragmatism is the current term for "To hell with our children."”
Quelle: A Voice Crying in the Wilderness (Vox Clamantis in Deserto) (1990), Ch. 11 : Money Et Cetera, p. 100
“There is no force more potent in the modern world than stupidity fueled by greed.”
Quelle: A Voice Crying in the Wilderness (Vox Clamantis in Deserto) (1990), Ch. 11 : Money Et Cetera, p. 100
A Voice Crying in the Wilderness (Vox Clamantis in Deserto) (1990)
“Love flowers best in openness and freedom.”
"Cliffrose and Bayonets", p. 26
Desert Solitaire (1968)
“Balance, that's the secret. Moderate extremism.”
"Bedrock and Paradox", p. 233
Desert Solitaire (1968)
“Our culture runs on coffee and gasoline, the first often tasting like the second.”
Quelle: Down the River (1982), p. 81
Remarks https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/edward-abbey-remarks-glen-canyon-dam-spring-equinox-1981, Glen Canyon Dam, Spring Equinox 1981.
“What's the difference between a whore and a congressman? A congressman makes more money.”
A Voice Crying in the Wilderness (Vox Clamantis in Deserto) (1990)
“My job is to save the fucking wilderness. I don't know anything else worth saving.”
George Hayduke, page 229
The Monkey Wrench Gang (1975)
“What's more American than violence?”
Hayduke wanted to know. "Violence, it's as American as pizza pie.
The Monkey Wrench Gang (1975)
