“ A man on foot, on horseback or on a bicycle will see more, feel more, enjoy more in one mile than the motorized tourists can in a hundred miles. ”
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“ The love of wilderness is more than a hunger for what is always beyong reach; it is also an expression of loyalty to the earth, the earth which bore us and sustains us, the only paradise we shall ever know, the only paradise we ever need, if only we had the eyes to see. ”
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“ Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit, and as vital to our lives as water and good bread. ”
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“ Explore the forests, climb the mountains, bag the peaks, run the rivers, breathe deep of that yet sweet and lucid air, sit quietly for a while and contemplate the precious stillness, the lovely, mysterious, and awesome space. ”
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“ The idea of wilderness needs no defense, it only needs defenders. ”
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“ A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government. ”
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“ A civilization which destroys what little remains of the wild, the spare, the original, is cutting itself off from its origins and betraying the principle of civilization itself. ”
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“ A man on foot, on horseback or on a bicycle will see more, feel more, enjoy more in one mile than the motorized tourists can in a hundred miles. ”
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“ For myself I hold no preferences among flowers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous. ”
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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. ”
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“ A man could be a lover and defender of the wilderness without ever in his lifetime leaving the boundaries of asphalt, powerlines, and rightangled surfaces. We need wilderness whether or not we ever set foot in it. We need a refuge even though we may never need to set foot in it. We need the possibility of escape as surely as we need hope; without it the life of the cities would drive all men into crime or drugs or psychoanalysis. ”
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“ A man could be a lover and defender of the wilderness without ever in his lifetime leaving the boundaries of asphalt, powerlines, and rightangled surfaces. We need wilderness whether or not we ever set foot in it. We need a refuge even though we may never need to set foot in it. We need the possibility of escape as surely as we need hope; without it the life of the cities would drive all men into crime or drugs or psychoanalysis. ”
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“ Philosophy without action is the ruin of the soul. One brave deed is worth a hundred books, a thousand theories, a million words. Now as always we need heroes. And heroines! Down with the passive and the limp. ”
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“ This sweet virginal primitive land will metaphorically breathe a sigh of relief like a whisper of windwhen we are all and finally gone and the place and its creations can return to their ancient procedures unobserved and undisturbed by the busy, anxious, brooding consciousness of man. ”
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“ I always write with my .357 Magnum handy. Why? Well, you never know when God may try to interfere. ”
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“ But it is a writer's duty to write and speak and record the truth, always the truth, no matter whom may be offended. ”
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“ Anarchism is founded on the observation that since few men are wise enough to rule themselves, even fewer are wise enough to rule others. ”
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“ If it's knowledge and wisdom you want, then seek out the company of those who do real work for an honest purpose. ”
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“ One mile farther and I come to a second grave beside the road, nameless like the other, marked only with the dull blueblack stones of the badlands. I do not pause this time. The more often you stop the more difficult it is to continue. Stop too long and they cover you with rocks. ”
- Edward Abbey- Copy
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“ I am hopeful, though not full of hope, and the only reason I don't believe in happy endings is because I don't believe in endings. ”
- Edward Abbey- Copy
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“ Ah yes, the head is full of books. The hard part is to force them down through the bloodstream and out through the fingers. ”
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