Anarchism is democracy taken seriously.
– Edward Abbey
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- Where all think alike there is little danger of innovation. – Edward Abbey
- Hard times are a-coming, and people without useful, practical skills are going to suffer. Or suffer most. – Edward Abbey
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- But of the seven deadly sins, wrath is the healthiest – next only to lust. – Edward Abbey
- Fans are what make a performer and I’ve always taken them seriously. – Charley Pride
- A hell, from which one can be saved by a quibble that would carry no weight with a police magistrate, cannot be taken very seriously. – Aldous Huxley
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