All Edward Abbey Quotes
- Except for the scale of the operation, there was nothing unusual about Hitler's massacre of the Jews. Genocide's an old tradition, as human as mother… Cherries
- Terrorism: deadly violence against humans and other living things, usually conducted by government against its own people. Conducted
- A leader leads from in front, by the power of example. A ruler pushes from behind, by means of the club, the whip, the power… Behind
- I am an enemy of the State. But isn't everyone? Enemy
- The rebel is doomed to a violent death. The rest of us can look forward to sedated expiration in a coma inside an oxygen tent,… Bodily
- Three words remain that can yet stir the blood of man: the word 'rebellion'; the word 'revolt'; the word 'revolution'. Blood
- There never was a good war or a bad revolution. Bad
- There has never yet been a human society worthy of the name of civilization. Civilization remains a remote ideal. Been
- The tragic sense of life: our heroic acceptance of the suffering of others. Acceptance
- There has never been an 'original' sin: each is quite banal. Banal
- Only the half-mad are wholly alive. Alive
- A man is not aware of his virtues (if any). Nevertheless, one hopes that they exist. Any
- There are circumstances in which suicide presents a viable option; a workable alternative; the only sensible solution. Alternative
- Home is where, when you have to go there, you probably shouldn't. Funny
- Is it possible to grow wiser without knowing it? One hopes so. We all hope so. All
- Life imitates art -- but badly. Art
- For this world that men have made, none of us is bad enough. For the world that made us, none is good enough. Bad
- Longevity, like intelligence and good looks and health and strength of character, is largely a matter of genetic heritage. Choose your parents with care. Care
- We live in the kind of world where courage is the most essential of virtues; without courage, the other virtues are useless. Courage
- A life without tragedy would not be worth living. Funny
- The consolation of reading biography: Most great men have led lives even more miserable than our own. Biographies
- The best people, like the best wines, come from the hills. Best
- Epitaphs for a gravestone: 'Please: no hooliganism'; or 'Es prohibe se hace agua aqui'; or 'No comment'. Agua
- In the modern technoindustrial culture, it is possible to proceed from infancy into senility without ever knowing manhood. Culture
- Life is cruel? Compared to what? Compared