Individualism is going around these days in uniform, handing out the party line on individualism.
Wendell Berry Quotes
1934–2026 United States
Wendell Berry (August 5, 1934 – August 31, 2026) was an American philosopher, poet, essayist, farmer, novelist and social activist.
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Also known as: Berry, Wendell
102 quotes
It is impossible to care for each other more or differently than we care for the earth.
The Unsettling of America (1977)
Another Turn of the Crank (1996)
To be sane in a mad time
is bad for the brain, worse
for the heart.
We are living even now among punishments and ruins.
What Are People For? (1990)
The Long-Legged House (1969)
Part of an endorsement statement for The Dying of the Trees (1997)
Wars have never made peace or preserved it or fostered its ideals.
The Long-Legged House (1969)
There is a fundamental inconsistency between war and freedom.
Citizenship Papers (2003)
We have become blind to the alternatives to violence.
The Long-Legged House (1969)
What Are People For? (1990)
Citizenship Papers (2003)
The teachers are everywhere. What is wanted is a learner.
What Are People For? (1990)
The Unsettling of America (1977)
The Unsettling of America : Culture & Agriculture (1996)
One cannot reduce terror by holding over the world the threat of what it most fears.
Citizenship Papers (2003)
Never forget: We are alive within mysteries.
Life Is A Miracle : An Essay Against Modern Superstition (2000)
Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Wendell Berry (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.