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

Other quotes by Edward Abbey

The longest journey begins with a single step, not with a turn of the ignition key. – Edward Abbey

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Driving
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Society is like a stew. If you dont stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum floats to the top. – Edward Abbey

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Society
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May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. – Edward Abbey

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Sky & Clouds
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Those who excel in virtue have the best right of all to rebel, but then they are of all men the least inclined to do so. – Aristotle

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One must not make oneself cheap here – that is a cardinal point – or else one is done. Whoever is most impertinent has the best chance. – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Your performance depends on your people. Select the best, train them and back them. When errors occur, give sharper guidance. If errors persist or if the fit feels wrong, help them move on. The country cannot afford amateur hour in the White House. – Donald Rumsfeld

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God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of those who shoot best. – Voltaire

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I would like my architecture to inspire people to use their own resources, to move into the future. – Tadao Ando

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A mans most open actions have a secret side to them. – Joseph Conrad

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The film itself involves a New York City radio storyteller, Gabriel Noone, who strikes up a friendship with one of his fans, an abused 14-year-old teenager who is suffering from AIDS, who does not have much longer to live. – Armistead Maupin

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