Edward Abbey was one of the heroes of my youth. It’s hard to believe he’s been gone for 32 years. He was a guiding light, an essayist, anarchist, humorist, poet and defender of nature. The World could use a few more like Ed right now. Here are 13 inspiring quotes from Cactus Ed. – Enjoy:
- “A man on foot, on horseback or on a bicycle will see more, feel more, enjoy more in one mile than the motorized tourists can in a hundred miles.”
- “Wilderness. The word itself is music.”
- “Where all think alike there is little danger of innovation.”
- “A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.”
- “Better a cruel truth than a comfortable delusion.”
- “One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain’t nothin’ can beat teamwork.”
- “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.”
- “Anarchism is founded on the observation that since few men are wise enough to rule themselves, even fewer are wise enough to rule others.”
- “How to Overthrow the System: brew your own beer; kick in your Tee Vee; kill your own beef; build your own cabin and piss off the front porch whenever you bloody well feel like it.”
- “Life is too short for grief. Or regret. Or bullshit.”
- “Freedom begins between the ears.”
- “Belief? What do I believe in? I believe in sun. In rock. In the dogma of the sun and the doctrine of the rock. I believe in blood, fire, woman, rivers, eagles, storm, drums, flutes, banjos, and broom-tailed horses…”
- “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”