Too many American authors have a servile streak where their backbone should be. Where's our latest Nobel laureate? More than likely you'll find him in the Rose Garden kissing the First Lady's foot.
Edward AbbeyOnly a fool would leave the enjoyment of rainbows to the opticians. Or give the science of optics the last word on the matter.
Edward AbbeyThe true, unacknowledged purpose of capital punishment is to inspire fear and awe -- fear and awe of the State.
Edward AbbeyOur modern industrial economy takes a mountain covered with trees, lakes, running streams and transforms it into a mountain of junk, garbage, slime pits, and debris.
Edward AbbeyGovernment: If you refuse to pay unjust taxes, your property will be confiscated. If you attempt to defend your property, you will be arrested. If you resist arrest, you will be clubbed. If you defend yourself against clubbing, you will be shot dead. These procedures are known as the Rule of Law.
Edward Abbey