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shallowchaser: Edward Abbey states it best as I just finished reading Desert Solitaire, “A man on foot, on horseback or a bicycle will see more, feel more, enjoy more in one mile than the motorized tourists can in a hundred miles.”
c_goodman89: If America could be once again a nation of self reliant farmers, craftsman, hunters, ranchers and artists then the rich would have little power to dominate others. Neither to serve nor to rule: That was the American dream
~ Edward Abbey~
gerrygenga: Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of a cancer cell
- Edward Abbey
_bldavis: Movie idea: King Edward the Elder, son of Alfred the Great, and his plot + enactment to retrieve the relics of St. Oswald from the Bardney Abbey in Lincolnshire, then in the Danelaw.
edwar14427: Grown men do not need leaders.,Edward Abbey,laws-of-nature, maturity,
andrewsuleh: Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best.
Edward Abbey
hwxndi: “Growth for the sake of growth is the 'ideology' of the cancer cell.” -Edward Abbey
drifters_escape: In 1278 King Arthur and Guinevere’s remains were removed in the presence of King Edward I and Queen Eleanor to a black marble tomb inside Glastonbury Abbey. The Tomb survived until the Dissolution of the abbey in 1539.
otii_anthony: “Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of a cancer cell” - Edward Abbey
allsaintsandst1: Some exciting new resources for the Coronation:
The Coronation Bible
The updated Book of Common Prayer
An icon of St Edward the Confessor from Westminster Abbey
Prayer resources for the Coronation.
CerebralWisdom: If guns are outlawed, only the government will have guns. Only the police, the secret police, the military, the hired servants of our rulers. Only the government --and a few outlaws. I intend to be among the outlaws. - Edward Abbey
hand76mgyv: Edward Abbey Wilderness Quote Sticker | Wilderness is Not a Luxury | Black Vinyl Nature Quote Decal for Hydroflask, Laptop, R XYTTRXF
CourtierRoyal: The Crowning
The climax of the ceremony is the placing of St. Edward’s Crown on the monarch’s head.
At the exact moment of crowning, the bells of Westminster Abbey will ring and gun salutes will be fired in the capital and around the kingdom.
CourtierRoyal: After Holy Communion, the monarch retires to The Shrine of St. Edward and changes into the purple velvet Robe of Estate and wears the lighter Imperial State Crown.
As the monarch leaves the Abbey, the National Anthem is sung.
WrangellStENPS: "The idea of wilderness needs no defense. It only needs more defenders." -- Edward Abbey
Check out the video on the NPS Wilderness website:
Ameeloveslife: About to venture into nature and get my first spring hike of 2023.
Just like Edward Abbey said, "Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit."
Wescreek57: The Opening of the Tomb of King Edward I in Westminster Abbey
hasudi: "Belief in the supernatural reflects a failure of the imagination."
~Edward Abbey~
SrKingLandia: “May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.” –Edward Abbey
GenealogyBeech: This view of Whitby Abbey is by English watercolour painter and engraver Edward Dayes (1763-1804) It was published on 19 July 1810 by F.J. Sarjent 57 Upper John Street, Fitzroy Square.
ErikByronTaylor: God help me, I will never sacrifice a friend to an ideal. I will never betray a friend for the sake of any cause. I will never reject a friend in order to stand by an institution. - Edward Abbey
PhillipsAlexR: Edward Abbey: "We have agreed not to drive our automobiles into cathedrals, concert halls, art museums, legislative assemblies, private bedrooms, and other sanctums of our culture."
Washington, D.C.: "Hold my beer."
GSWSyndicate: When a man's best friend is his dog, that dog has a problem. ~Edward Abbey
wabbey: Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon married the future George VI in the Abbey in 1923. She became queen consort following the abdication of Edward VIII, making her husband king, and they were crowned together in 1937.
CFuher: "The fear of death follows from the fear of life. One who lives life fully is prepared to die at any time."
⁃EDWARD ABBEY
SammyTotep: I just remembered how much Edward Abbey and Murray Bookchin hated each other and I can't stop laughing.
EngineerDustin: “In the first place, you can’t see *anything* from a car; you’ve got to get out of the goddamned contraption and walk.” -Edward Abbey, Desert Solitaire
ashaktk0005: “May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.” –Edward Abbey
MoetCristal: "The fear of death follows from the fear of life. One who lives life fully is prepared to die at any time." —Edward Abbey
andrewsp2009: Byland Abbey (England) reconstruction mock-up. A Cistercian House. King Edward II of England stayed here in 1322. But had to flee to York when Scots defeated English army at battle of Old Byland and were sweeping the area looking for Noble hostages to ransom.
intelvostro: "The fear of death follows from the fear of life. One who lives life fully is prepared to die at any time." —Edward Abbey
Steve83: 5 of 5 stars to Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey
AngloAesthetic: Edward IV pursuing defeated Lancastrian forces to Tewkesbury Abbey after the Battle of Tewkesbury (1471, the Wars of the Roses).
wabbey: Alexandra of Denmark married Edward VII in 1863. They were crowned together in the Abbey in 1902 after he ascended the throne on the death of his mother, Queen Victoria. She loved fashion and was an accomplished photographer. She had six children, including the future George V.
Nocturnallady2: "The otherworldly connection" from my serie:
"AN UNNATURAL ORDER"
"Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit." - Edward Abbey
GSWSyndicate: When a man's best friend is his dog, that dog has a problem. ~Edward Abbey
KungFuShoesSays: "Anarchism is founded on the observation that since few men are wise enough to rule themselves, even fewer are wise enough to rule others." Edward Abbey
TheThingRadio: “God is the sound people make when they’re too tired to think anymore”
-Edward Abbey
ankitahiray11: "If it's knowledge and wisdom you want, then seek out the company of those who do real work for an honest purpose".
-Edward Abbey
CerebralWisdom: If guns are outlawed, only the government will have guns. Only the police, the secret police, the military, the hired servants of our rulers. Only the government --and a few outlaws. I intend to be among the outlaws. - Edward Abbey
jjrwass: Anarchism is founded on the observation that since few men are wise enough to rule themselves, even fewer are wise enough to rule others.
Edward Abbey
US radical environmentalist (1927 - 1989)
PhillipsAlexR: Teaching Edward Abbey today. A problematic author, yes, but wow, what a good writer. Toilet rats and mouse turds were never so exciting.
p_boddupalli: people do not care about it or need it. As Edward Abbey once said, "growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of a cancer cell". And technology has already gotten to that stage, divorced from more pressing issues. Tech has its role but tech dystopia will only hollow us out.
TinyHouseTalk: "Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit."
~ Edward Abbey
evil_spectre: Edward Abbey: "Anarchism is founded on the observation that since few men are wise enough to rule themselves, even fewer are wise enough to rule others."
iluvbutts247: shoutout edward abbey quote in "triangle of sadness"
wasaebi: this is dope, Edward Abbey is actually a distant relative.
There’s also an Aebi tractor featured on the cover of MG69
welfordwrites: When a man’s best friend is his dog, that dog has a problem. Edward Abbey
VishweshMasurk: "Anarchism is founded on the observation that since few men are wise enough to rule themselves, even fewer are wise enough to rule others."
-Edward Abbey
AncientWisdomHQ: "Anarchism is founded on the observation that since few men are wise enough to rule themselves, even fewer are wise enough to rule others."
- Edward Abbey
Jose6931Ev: So I lived alone. The first thing I did was take off my pants. Naturally.,Edward Abbey, Desert Solitaire,humor, solitude,
Thouotes: "Anarchism is founded on the observation that since few men are wise enough to rule themselves, even fewer are wise enough to rule others." — Edward Abbey
HerliLie: quote of the day quotes of the day Edward Abbey: "Anarchism is founded on the observation that since few men are wise enough to rule themselves, even fewer are wise enough to rule others."
CaaAokiSan: “May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.” –Edward Abbey
RajaAMGoher: One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' can beat teamwork.
Edward Abbey
robschertzer: Marked as to-read: Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey
JohnBick1960: The world is coming around to Edward Abbey’s POV regarding “so-called Lake Powell.”
crockpics: The Beatles during the photoshoot for Abbey Road, 1969
ComradeGuvna: “Whenever I see a photograph of some sportsman grinning over his kill, I am always impressed by the striking moral and esthetic superiority of the dead animal to the live one.”
Edward Abbey
ATIENOALIC76631: But it is a writer's duty to write and speak and record the truth, always the truth, no matter whom may be offended.,Edward Abbey, Postcards from Ed: Dispatches and Salvos from an American Iconoclast,duty, truth, writer,
YahVuso: Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell. Edward Abbey.
CerebralWisdom: If guns are outlawed, only the government will have guns. Only the police, the secret police, the military, the hired servants of our rulers. Only the government --and a few outlaws. I intend to be among the outlaws. - Edward Abbey
BikerVVitch666: New Yorkers like to boast that if you can survive in New York, you can survive anywhere. But if you can survive anywhere, why live in New York?
-Edward Abbey
lucyngima533251: In the land of bleating sheep and braying jackasses, one brave and honest man is bound to create a scandal.,Edward Abbey, Postcards from Ed: Dispatches and Salvos from an American Iconoclast,honesty, politics, scandal,
menaabo48: “May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.” –Edward Abbey
rbheiss: I wonder what these 'woke people' that want to save the planet think of this quote:
“If people persist in trespassing upon the grizzlies' territory, we must accept the fact that the grizzlies, from time to time, will harvest a few trespassers.”
― Edward Abbey
Sandell2Sandell: 05/01/1980 in a home invasion in Jack Abbey's residency where Jill Sandell and I reside in Seattle, WA. George H. W. Bush bid $10K to $100K to have Edward H. Leslie home invade and kidnap Beverly Sandell. J. Sandell and I disagree with the above bid.
jonray44: Edward Abbey
“The duty of a patriot is to protect
his country from its government.”
VFC_C: The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.
Edward Abbey
kr_dover: "A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government." ~ Edward Abbey
Reuters: ICYMI: Highclere Castle in southern England used to hold around 25 weddings with more than 100 guests a season, but now the dearth of workers from the European Union has made hosting large events at the castle challenging
Ummulhaqq: One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' can beat teamwork.
Edward Abbey
Robert3names: "Anarchism is not a romantic fable but the hardheaded realization, based on five thousand years of experience, that we cannot entrust the management of our lives to kings, priests, politicians, generals, and county commissioners."
-Edward Abbey
TonyClimate: “Society is like a stew. If you don't stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum floats to the top.”
― Edward Abbey
TonyClimate: “A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.”
― Edward Abbey
DavidEg70981526: Orthodoxy is a relaxation of the mind accompanied by a stiffening of the heart.,Edward Abbey, A Voice Crying in the Wilderness (Vox Clamantis in Deserto): Notes from a Secret Journal,critical-thinking, dogma, heart, independent-thought, mind, orthodoxy, strictness,
Lonerfirst: John McAfee loved Edward Abbey’s Desert Solitaire. He recommended that I read it. I did & liked it. Later I became a great fan of Charles Bowden and was surprised to learn that Abbey & Bowden had been friends. Small world.
TonyClimate: “The rifle and handgun are 'equalizers' -- the weapons of a democracy. Tanks and bombers represent dictatorship.”
― Edward Abbey
TonyClimate: “The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other - instead of their real enemies back home in the capitals. ”
― Edward Abbey
jawsfan66: “There is no force more potent in the modern world than stupidity fueled by greed.”
- Edward Abbey
jawsfan66: Among politicians and businessmen, ‘pragmatism’ is the current term for “To hell with our children.”
- Edward Abbey
hasudi: "Society is like a stew. If you don't stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum floats to the top."
~Edward Abbey~
DrAKSarvis: When the biggest, richest, glassiest buildings in town are the banks, you know that town’s in trouble.
– Edward Abbey
GSWSyndicate: When a man's best friend is his dog, that dog has a problem. ~Edward Abbey
The_Earthmonk: May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view.
Edward Abbey
JoeMora81373835: I Like Edward Abbey
katalinplummer: i'm looking at edward abbey quotes for work and i feel personally attacked by this one: "Our culture runs on coffee and gasoline, the first often tasting like the second."
ComradeGuvna: “Whenever I see a photograph of some sportsman grinning over his kill, I am always impressed by the striking moral and esthetic superiority of the dead animal to the live one.”
Edward Abbey
Britain_People: “Whenever I see a photograph of some sportsman grinning over his kill, I am always impressed by the striking moral and aesthetic superiority of the dead animal to the live one.”
Edward Abbey
Coronation2023: Edward the Confessor was crowned at Winchester at Easter 1043.
His great church to St. Peter, now known as Westminster Abbey, was consecrated in 1065, the year before his death.
Every English monarch to be crowned since the Norman Conquest has had a Coronation at the Abbey.
larryisabird3: “May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.” –Edward Abbey
BelindaGreb: “The idea of wilderness needs no defense, it only needs defenders.” Edward Abbey
Evening Visit From Deer by Belinda Greb
wabbey: Elizabeth Woodville married Edward IV secretly in 1464. During the Wars of the Roses, she twice took sanctuary at the Abbey with her children, giving birth to the future Edward V here. Edward would later join his brother, Richard, Duke of York, as one of the Princes in the Tower.
celebfashionnnn: Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh attend the 2023 Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey on March 13, 2023 in London, England
celebfashionnnn: King Charles III, Camilla, Queen Consort, Prince William, Prince of Wales, Catherine, Princess of Wales, Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh attend the annual Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey on March 13, 2023 in London, England
CobraEmergency: Watch King Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William, Prince Edward, Princess Catherine, and Princess Anne arriving:
NewYorker: The flooding of Glen Canyon was a crime, Edward Abbey, one of several writers and artists to float through the canyon before its inundation, once wrote. “Imagine the Taj Mahal or Chartes Cathedral buried in mud.” Now, drought is causing it to reëmerge.
JBarmak: Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.
Edward Abbey
csud90: “May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.” –Edward Abbey
CourtierRoyal: Edward IV was crowned in Westminster Abbey on 28t June 1461, shortly after Henry’s deposal.
Thomas Bourchier, Archbishop of Canterbury, crowned him; William Booth, Archbishop of York, assisted him.
