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Edward Abbey Quotes: What good is a Bill of Rights that does not include the right to play, to wander, to explore, the right to stillness and solitude, to discovery and physical freedom?
         

What good is a Bill of Rights that does not include the right to play, to wander, to explore, the right to stillness and solitude, to discovery and physical freedom?


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To the intelligent man or woman, life appears infinitely mysterious. But the stupid have an answer for every question.

To the intelligent man or woman, life appears infinitely mysterious. But the stupid have an answer for every question.



The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.

The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.



May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.

May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.



I hold no preference among flowers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous.

I hold no preference among flowers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous.



Society is like a stew. If you don't stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum floats to the top.

Society is like a stew. If you don't stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum floats to the top.



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

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



Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.

Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.



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

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



Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.



There is science, logic, reason; there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California.

There is science, logic, reason; there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California.





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With compassion we see benevolently our own human condition and the condition of our fellow beings. We drop prejudice. We withhold judgment.

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Shake a bridle over a Yorkshireman's grave and he'll rise and steal a horse.

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You see all the movies where people say, 'Don't fight out of anger'? They say that for a reason.

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From restless thoughts, that, like a deadly swarm Of hornets arm'd, no sooner found alone, But rush upon me thronging.

From restless thoughts, that, like a deadly swarm Of hornets arm'd, no sooner found alone, But rush upon me thronging.



The sense of duty pursues us ever.

The sense of duty pursues us ever.



I've worked so hard to just be my full self and God has just validated me in so many ways.

I've worked so hard to just be my full self and God has just validated me in so many ways.



Guilt can prevent us from setting the boundaries that would be in our best interests, and in other peoples best interests.

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