Edward Abbey Enemy Quotations

Anyone not paranoid in this world must be crazy. . . . Speaking of paranoia, it's true that I do not know exactly who my enemies are. But that of course is exactly why I'm paranoid.

All governments require enemy governments.

There comes a time in the life of us all when we must lay aside our books or put down our tools and leave our place of work and walk forth on the road to meet the enemy face-to-face. Once and for all and at last

There is a fine art to making enemies and it requires diligent cultivation. It's not as easy as it looks.

The industrial corporation is the natural enemy of nature.

Why do I write? I write to entertain my friends and to exasperate our enemies. To unfold the folded lie, to record to truth of our time, and, of course, to promote esthetic bliss.

Beware of the man who has no enemies.

I am an enemy of the State. But isn't everyone?

All governments need enemies. How else to justify their existence?

Truth is always the enemy of power. And power the enemy of truth.