Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 - May 6, 1862) on Individual and Leaving Society

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(1817 - 1862)

American Naturalist, Essayist, Poet, Philosopher, Leading Transcendentalist, best Known for his Book Walden, a Reflection upon Simple Living in Natural Surroundings, and his Essay "Civil Disobedience"


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Quote #16 on Political Struggle Quotes >> Individual and Leaving Society

“At last it occurred to me that what I had lost was a country. I had never respected the Government near to which I had lived, but I had foolishly thought that I might manage to live here, minding my private affairs, and forget it. For my part, my old and worthiest pursuits have lost I cannot say how much of their attraction, and I feel that my investment in life here is worth many percent less since Massachusetts last deliberately sent back an innocent man, Anthony Burns, to slavery.”

Source: "Slavery in Massachusetts," by Henry David Thoreau, 1906 Houghton Mifflin edition printing.

"Slavery in Massachusetts," by Henry David Thoreau, 1906 Houghton Mifflin edition printing.

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