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

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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 >> Society and Institutions

“...as a snow-drift is formed where there is a lull in the wind, so, one would say, where there is a lull of truth, an institution springs up. But the truth blows right on over it, nevertheless, and at length blows it down.”

Source: "Life Without Principle," by Henry David Thoreau, 1863.

"Life Without Principle," by Henry David Thoreau, 1863.

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