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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

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What ideal, immutable Platonic cloud could equal the beauty and perfection of any ordinary everyday cloud floating over, say, Tuba City, Arizona, on a hot day in June? – Edward Abbey

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

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Reality
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That which today calls itself science gives us more and more information, and indigestible glut of information, and less and less understanding. – Edward Abbey

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The growth of modern constitutional government compels for its successful practice the exercise of reason and considerate judgment by the individual citizens who constitute the electorate. – Elihu Root

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I really do inhabit a system in which words are capable of shaking the entire structure of government, where words can prove mightier than ten military divisions. – Vaclav Havel

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If the United States is hit with a weapon of mass destruction that inflicts large casualties, the Constitution will likely be discarded in favor of a military form of government. – Tommy Franks

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A politician is a man who understands government. A statesman is a politician whos been dead for 15 years. – Harry S. Truman

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