Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 - May 6, 1862) on Anarchism and The State(published by RevoltSource) |
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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"
Quote #22 on Political Struggle Quotes >> Anarchism and The State
“A very few—as heroes, patriots, martyrs, reformers in the great sense, and men—serve the state with their consciences also, and so necessarily resist it for the most part; and they are commonly treated as enemies by it. A wise man will only be useful as a man, and will not submit to be "clay," and "stop a hole to keep the wind away..."”
Source: "Civil Disobedience," by Henry David Thoreau, 1849.
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