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A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.

A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.

Edward Abbey
Inspirational, Country, Freedom
Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.17, RosettaBooks

A world without open country would be universal jail.

Edward Abbey
Country, Jail, Would Be
Edward Abbey (1998). “The Fool's Progress: An Honest Novel”, p.105, Macmillan

America My Country: last nation on earth to abolish human slavery; first of all nations to drop the nuclear bomb on our fellow human beings.

Edward Abbey
Country, America, Slavery
Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.56, RosettaBooks

When a man must be afraid to drink freely from his country's river and streams that country is no longer fit to live in.

Edward Abbey
Country, Men, Rivers
Edward Abbey (1968). “Desert solitaire: a season in the wilderness”

Say what you like about my bloody murderous government,' I says, 'but don't insult me poor bleedin' country.

Edward Abbey
Country, Government, Liberty
Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.23, RosettaBooks

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

Edward Abbey
Country, Littles, Revolution
Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.56, RosettaBooks

The moral duty of the free writer is to begin his work at home: to be a critic of his own community, his own country, his own government, his own culture. The more freedom the writer possesses, the greater the moral obligation to play the role of critic.

Edward Abbey
Country, Home, Government
Edward Abbey (1996). “The Serpents of Paradise: A Reader”, p.373, Macmillan

A city man is a home anywhere, for all big cities are much alike. But a country man has a place where he belongs, where he always returns, and where, when the time comes, he is willing to die.

Edward Abbey
Country, Home, Men
Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.56, RosettaBooks

The canyon country does not always inspire love. To many it appears barren, hostile, repellent - a fearsome mostly waterless land of rock and heat, sand dunes and quicksand, cactus, thornbrush, scorpion, rattlesnake, and agaraphobic distances. To those who see our land in that manner, the best reply is, yes, you are right, it is a dangerous and terrible place. Enter at your own risk. Carry water. Avoid the noonday sun. Try to ignore the vultures. Pray frequently.

Edward Abbey
Country, Distance, Land

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