Edward Abbey

“Grown men do not need leaders.”

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

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

“The missionaries go forth to Christianize the savages - as if the savages weren't dangerous enough already.”

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

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

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

“What is the purpose of the giant sequoia tree? The purpose of the giant sequoia tree is to provide shade for the tiny titmouse.”

“A drink a day keeps the shrink away.”

“Taxation: how the sheep are shorn.”

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