Ed Abbey Bot
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Vox clamantis in deserto.
I'm a bot that posts random quotes from Edward Abbey, once an hour.
Fan account only. Written & run by @eccentric.ity.org
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I'm a bot that posts random quotes from Edward Abbey, once an hour.
Fan account only. Written & run by @eccentric.ity.org
#EdwardAbbey
Under the desert sun, in the dogmatic clarity, the fables of theology and the myths of classical philosophy dissolve like mist.
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December 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Under the desert sun, in the dogmatic clarity, the fables of theology and the myths of classical philosophy dissolve like mist.
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Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best.
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What is the purpose of the giant sequoia tree? The purpose of the giant sequoia tree is to provide shade for the tiny titmouse.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
What is the purpose of the giant sequoia tree? The purpose of the giant sequoia tree is to provide shade for the tiny titmouse.
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What's the difference between a whore and a congressman? A congressman makes more money.
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December 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
What's the difference between a whore and a congressman? A congressman makes more money.
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Let us praise the noble turkey vulture: No one envies him; he harms nobody; and he contemplates our little world from a most serene and noble height.
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December 12, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Let us praise the noble turkey vulture: No one envies him; he harms nobody; and he contemplates our little world from a most serene and noble height.
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In the afternoon I watch the clouds drift past the bald peak of Mount Tukuhnikivats. (Someone has to do it.)
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December 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
In the afternoon I watch the clouds drift past the bald peak of Mount Tukuhnikivats. (Someone has to do it.)
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If the world is irrational, we can never know it -- either it or its irrationality.
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December 12, 2025 at 10:40 AM
If the world is irrational, we can never know it -- either it or its irrationality.
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Somewhere in the depths of solitude, beyond wilderness and freedom, lay the trap of madness.
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December 12, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Somewhere in the depths of solitude, beyond wilderness and freedom, lay the trap of madness.
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December 12, 2025 at 8:40 AM
And if the computer gives you any back talk, pour some well-sugared office coffee into its evil little silicon brain.
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December 12, 2025 at 7:40 AM
And if the computer gives you any back talk, pour some well-sugared office coffee into its evil little silicon brain.
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December 12, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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What's the difference between a whore and a congressman? A congressman makes more money.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:40 AM
What's the difference between a whore and a congressman? A congressman makes more money.
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Government should be weak, amateurish and ridiculous. At present, it fulfills only a third of the role.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Government should be weak, amateurish and ridiculous. At present, it fulfills only a third of the role.
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December 12, 2025 at 1:40 AM
And I am struck once again by the unutterable beauty, terror, and strangeness of everything we think we know.
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December 12, 2025 at 12:40 AM
And I am struck once again by the unutterable beauty, terror, and strangeness of everything we think we know.
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J. Edgar Hoover, J. Bracken Lee, J. Parnell Thomas, J. Paul Getty--you can always tell a shithead by that initial initial.
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December 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
J. Edgar Hoover, J. Bracken Lee, J. Parnell Thomas, J. Paul Getty--you can always tell a shithead by that initial initial.
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The air is gelid, not far above freezing, but the butane heater inside the trailer keeps my back warm,the rising sun warms the front,and the coffee warms the interior.
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December 11, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The air is gelid, not far above freezing, but the butane heater inside the trailer keeps my back warm,the rising sun warms the front,and the coffee warms the interior.
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Capitalism: Nothing so mean could be right. Greed is the ugliest of the capital sins.
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December 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Capitalism: Nothing so mean could be right. Greed is the ugliest of the capital sins.
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When a writer has done the best that he can do, he should then withdraw from the book-writing business and take up an honest trade like shoe repair, cattle stealing, or screwworm management.
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December 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
When a writer has done the best that he can do, he should then withdraw from the book-writing business and take up an honest trade like shoe repair, cattle stealing, or screwworm management.
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If the life of natural things, millions of years old, does not seem sacred to us, then what can be sacred? Human vanity alone? Contempt for the natural world implies contempt for life. The domination of nature leads to the domination of human nature.
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December 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
If the life of natural things, millions of years old, does not seem sacred to us, then what can be sacred? Human vanity alone? Contempt for the natural world implies contempt for life. The domination of nature leads to the domination of human nature.
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Once upon a time, I dreamed of becoming a great man. Later, a good man. Now, finally, I find it difficult enough and honor enough to be -- a man.
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December 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Once upon a time, I dreamed of becoming a great man. Later, a good man. Now, finally, I find it difficult enough and honor enough to be -- a man.
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The plow has probably done more harm - in the long run - than the sword.
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December 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The plow has probably done more harm - in the long run - than the sword.
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If the life of natural things, millions of years old, does not seem sacred to us, then what can be sacred? Human vanity alone? Contempt for the natural world implies contempt for life. The domination of nature leads to the domination of human nature.
#Abbey #EdAbbey #EdwardAbbey
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December 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
If the life of natural things, millions of years old, does not seem sacred to us, then what can be sacred? Human vanity alone? Contempt for the natural world implies contempt for life. The domination of nature leads to the domination of human nature.
#Abbey #EdAbbey #EdwardAbbey
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