Edward Abbey

The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other - instead of their real enemies read more

The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other - instead of their real enemies back home in the capitals.

If you can't solve their problems with therapy, solve them with drinking

If you can't solve their problems with therapy, solve them with drinking

Men love their ideas more than their lives. And the more preposterous the idea, the more eager they are to read more

Men love their ideas more than their lives. And the more preposterous the idea, the more eager they are to die for it. And to kill for it.

England has never enjoyed a genuine social revolution. Maybe that's what's wrong with that dear, tepid, vapid, insipid, stuffy, little read more

England has never enjoyed a genuine social revolution. Maybe that's what's wrong with that dear, tepid, vapid, insipid, stuffy, little country.

Climbing K2 or floating the Grand Canyon in an inner tube. There are some things one would rather have done read more

Climbing K2 or floating the Grand Canyon in an inner tube. There are some things one would rather have done than do.