Quote by Edward Abbey
A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his g

A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government. – Edward Abbey

Other quotes by Edward Abbey

Belief in God? An afterlife? I believe in rock: this apodictic rock beneath my feet. – Edward Abbey

Category:
Reality
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I wish to be
an inspector of volcanoes.
I want to study cloud formations
and memorize the wind
and learn by heart the habits of
the ponderosa pine. – Edward Abbey

Category:
Nature
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In the afternoon I watch the clouds drift past the bald peak of Mount Tukuhnikivats. (Someone has to do it.) – Edward Abbey

Category:
Sky & Clouds
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Other Quotes from
Government
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Different men seek after happiness in different ways and by different means, and so make for themselves different modes of life and forms of government. – Aristotle

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Government

Indiscriminate firing by police on people is absolute barbarism. Instead of solving their problems, the government is trying to suppress the people by force. – Sheikh Hasina

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Government

History tells us that America does best when the private sector is energetic and entrepreneurial and the government is attentive and engaged. Who among us, really, would, looking back, wish to edit out either sphere at the entire expense of the other? – Jon Meacham

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Government

The only thing growing faster than the federal governments deficit is Chris Matthews man-crush on Barack Obama. – Tim Pawlenty

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Government

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Gold is what people worship if they dont go with the invisible God. – James Dye

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Gold

That which the Fascists hate above all else, is intelligence. – Miguel de Unamuno

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Is the proposed operation likely to succeed? What might the consequences of failure? Is it in the realm of practicability in terms of material and supplies? – Chester W. Nimitz

Category:
Failure

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls the most massive characters are seared with scars. – Khalil Gibran

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strength