Edward Abbey

“Say what you like about my bloody murderous government,' I says, 'but don't insult me poor bleedin' country.”

“Love implies anger. The man who is angered by nothing cares about nothing.”

“Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best.”

“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.”

“One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' can beat teamwork.”

“Belief in the supernatural reflects a failure of the imagination.”

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

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

“When a man's best friend is his dog, that dog has a problem.”

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