Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best.
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God still sits on the throne, the devil is a liar. You may be goingthrough a tough time right now but God is getting ready to bless youin a way that only He can. Keep the faith. My instructions were topick four people that I wanted God to bless, and I picked you. Pleasepass this to at least four people you care aboutEdward Abbey
Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.
Edward Abbey
High technology has done us one great service It has retaught us the delight of performing simple and primordial tasks - chopping wood, building a fire, drawing water from a spring
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Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.
Edward Abbey
One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' can beat teamwork.
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A journey into the wilderness is the freest, cheapest, most nonprivileged of pleasures. Anyone with two legs and the price of a pair of army surplus combat boots may enter.
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