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The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die...

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

Quote by Edward Abbey about tragedy, enemies, home, war, real estate, man

There is science, logic, reason; there is thought...

There is science, logic, reason; there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California.

Quote by Edward Abbey about logic, science, experience, reason, thinking

What is the purpose of the giant sequoia tree? The...

What is the purpose of the giant sequoia tree? The purpose of the giant sequoia tree is to provide shade for the tiny titmouse.

Quote by Edward Abbey about purpose

When a man's best friend is his dog, that dog has a problem.

When a man's best friend is his dog, that dog has a problem.

Quote by Edward Abbey about tragedy, man

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human...

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.

Quote by Edward Abbey about human imperfections, spirit

You can't study the darkness by flooding it with light.

You can't study the darkness by flooding it with light.

Quote by Edward Abbey about light

A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last....

A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last. Both do the same thing; only at different times.

Quote by Lord Acton about man, people, things

Every thing secret degenerates, even the administration...

Every thing secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity.

Quote by Lord Acton about advertising, justice, secret, nothing, things

I'm not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I...

I'm not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money.

Quote by Lord Acton about money, artists, things

If some great catastrophe is not announced every morning, ...

If some great catastrophe is not announced every morning, we feel a certain void. Nothing in the paper today, we sigh.

Quote by Lord Acton about nothing

Learn as much by writing as by reading.

Learn as much by writing as by reading.

Quote by Lord Acton about writing

Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is...

Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end.

Quote by Lord Acton about end, liberty

Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it's when you've had everything to do, and you've done it.

Quote by Lord Acton about day, end, nothing

Machiavelli's teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands at least the profession of good faith.

Quote by Lord Acton about teaching, tests, faith, public, good, good luck

Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but...

Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral laws are written on the table of eternity.

Quote by Lord Acton about eternity, fall, change, moral

Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Quote by Lord Acton about power, absolute

Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts...

Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Quote by Lord Acton about corruption, power, absolute

Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts...

Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.

Quote by Lord Acton about corruption, power, man, absolute, bad luck, bad

Property is not the sacred right. When a rich man becomes poor it is a misfortune, it is not a moral evil. When a poor man becomes destitute, it is a moral evil, teeming with consequences and injurious to society and morality.

Quote by Lord Acton about moral, consequences, morality, wealth, society, man, rightness

The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to...

The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern. Every class is unfit to govern.

Quote by Lord Acton about danger

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