21 -------------------------------------------------------------------- People : ---------------------------------- Author : Henry David Thoreau : Civil Disobedience Text : ---------------------------------- A common and natural result of an undue respect for the law is, that you may see a file of soldiers, colonel, captain, corporal, privates, powder-monkeys, and all, marching in admirable order over hill and dale to the wars, against their wills, aye, against their common sense and consciences, which makes it very steep marching indeed, and produces a palpitation of the heart. They have no doubt that it is a damnable business in which they are concerned; they are all peaceably inclined. Now, what are they? Men at all? Or small movable forts and magazines, at the service of some unscrupulous man in power? Events : ---------------------------------- 21 -- Added : April 10, 2020 21 -- Updated : June 04, 2022 About This Textfile : ---------------------------------- Text file generated from : http://RevoltSource.com/