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No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands o

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

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Who needs astrology? The wise man gets by on fortune cookies. – Edward Abbey

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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

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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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No totalitarians, no wars, no fears, famines or perils of any kind can really break a mans spirit until he breaks it himself by surrendering. Tyranny has many dread powers, but not the power to rule the spirit. – Edgar Sheffield Brightman

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One leader, one people, signifies one master and millions of slaves. – Albert Camus

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The tyranny of majorities may be as bad as the tyranny of kings. – Arthur Balfour

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With society and its public, there is no longer any other language than that of bombs, barricades, and all that follows. – Antonin Artaud

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