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Let us hope our weapons are never needed - but do not forget what the common people of this nation knew when they demanded the Bill of Rights: An armed citizenry is the first defense, the best defense, and the final

Let us hope our weapons are never needed - but do not forget what the common people of this nation knew when they demanded the Bill of Rights: An armed citizenry is the first defense, the best defense, and the final defense against tyranny.

Edward Abbey
Military, Gun, Rights
"Abbey's Road". Book by Edward Abbey, 1979.

The tank, the B-52, the fighter-bomber, the state-controlled police and military are the weapons of dictatorship. The rifle is the weapon of democracy. Not for nothing was the revolver called an "equalizer."

Edward Abbey
Military, Police, Democracy
"Abbey's Road". Book by Edward Abbey, 1979.

In social affairs, I'm an optimist. I really do believe that our military- industrial civilization will soon collapse.

Edward Abbey
Military, Believe, Civilization

The Latino military fare badly when they stumble into war with the gringos. But in the torture, murder, and massacre of their own people, they have always performed with brilliance and elan.

Edward Abbey
Military, War, People
Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.57, RosettaBooks

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.

Edward Abbey
Fear, Military, War
Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.19, RosettaBooks

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