Quote by Edward Abbey
Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts t

Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best. – Edward Abbey

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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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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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No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets. – Edward Abbey

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Your best friend and worst enemy are both in this room right now. Its not your neighbor right or left – and its not God or the devil – its you. – Edwin Louis Cole

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No matter what you study, the thing that you know best is what you grew up with. – Maria Sharapova

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The best thing about animals is that they dont talk much. – Thornton Wilder

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Lay this unto your breast: Old friends, like old swords, still are trusted best. – John Webster

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Black power can be clearly defined for those who do not attach the fears of white America to their questions about it. – Stokely Carmichael

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To defeat the aggressors is not enough to make peace durable. The main thing is to discard the ideology that generates war. – Ludwig von Mises

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Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years. For the next five years, scold them. By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend. Your grown up children are your best friends. – Chanakya

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