16 -------------------------------------------------------------------- People : ---------------------------------- Author : Henry David Thoreau : Slavery in Massachusetts Text : ---------------------------------- 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. Events : ---------------------------------- 16 -- Added : April 05, 2020 16 -- Updated : June 04, 2022 About This Textfile : ---------------------------------- Text file generated from : http://RevoltSource.com/