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The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other - instead of their real enemies back home in the capitals.

~Edward Abbey

Topics: Back Die Each Enemies Fighting Home Instead Men Modern Modern War Other Real Tragedy War Young Young Men

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Grown men do not need leaders.

~Edward Abbey

Topics: Grown Leaders Men Need

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Belief in the supernatural reflects a failure of the imagination.

~Edward Abbey

Topics: Belief Failure Imagination Reflects Supernatural

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Civilization is a youth with a molotov cocktail in his hand. Culture is the Soviet tank or L.A. cop that guns him down.

~Edward Abbey

Topics: Civilization Cocktail Cop Culture Down Guns Hand Him His Soviet Tank Youth

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That which today calls itself science gives us more and more information, and indigestible glut of information, and less and less understanding.

~Edward Abbey

Topics: Calls Gives Information Itself Less More More And More Science Today Understanding Us Which

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Our 'neoconservatives' are neither new nor conservative, but old as Bablyon and evil as Hell.

~Edward Abbey

Topics: Conservative Evil Hell Neither New Nor Old Our

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A drink a day keeps the shrink away.

~Edward Abbey

Topics: Away Day Drink Keeps Shrink

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If the end does not justify the means - what can?

~Edward Abbey

Topics: Does End Justify Means

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: January 29th, 1927

Died: March 14th, 1989

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