Edward Abbey
Edward Abbey
Edward Paul Abbeywas an American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues, criticism of public land policies, and anarchist political views. His best-known works include the novel The Monkey Wrench Gang, which has been cited as an inspiration by radical environmental groups, and the non-fiction work Desert Solitaire...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth29 January 1927
CountryUnited States of America
hate people musical
Grand opera is a form of musical entertainment for people who hate music.
hero evil people
Yes, there are plenty of heroes and heroines everywhere you look. They are not famous people. They are generally obscure and modest people doing useful work, keeping their families together and taking an active part in the health of their communities, opposing what is evil (in one way or another) and defending what is good. Heroes do not want power over others.
two people groups
There are two kinds of people I cannot abide: bigots and any well-organized ethnic group.
taken people important
Every important change in our society, for the good, at least, has taken place because of popular pressure-pressure from below, from the great mass of people.
believe government people
The national parks belong to everyone. To the people. To all of us. The government keeps saying so and maybe, in this one case at least, the government is telling the truth. Hard to believe, but possible.
people church students
In social institutions, the whole is always less than the sum of its parts. There will never be a state as good as its people, or a church worthy of its congregation, or a university equal to its faculty and students.
people would-be death-penalty
The death penalty would be even more effective, as a deterrent, if we executed a few innocent people more often.
america people trying
Democracy -- rule by the people -- sounds like a fine thing; we should try it sometime in America.
wine people hills
The best people, like the best wines, come from the hills.
government people violence
Terrorism: deadly violence against humans and other living things, usually conducted by government against its own people.
philosophy people earth
In metaphysics, the notion that earth and all that's on it is a mental construct is the product of people who spend their lives inside rooms. It is an indoor philosophy.
military war people
The Latino military fare badly when they stumble into war with the gringos. But in the torture, murder, and massacre of their own people, they have always performed with brilliance and elan.
book fate people
Readers, not critics, are the people who determine a book's eventual fate.
writing people challenges
Some people write to please, to soothe, to console. Others to provoke, to challenge, to exasperate and infuriate. I've always found the second approach the more pleasing.