Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 - May 6, 1862) on War and The State

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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 #18 on Political Struggle Quotes >> War and The State

“The objections which have been brought against a standing army, and they are many and weighty, and deserve to prevail, may also at last be brought against a standing government. The standing army is only an arm of the standing government. The government itself, which is only the mode which the people have chosen to execute their will, is equally liable to be abused and perverted before the people can act through it.”

Source: "Civil Disobedience," by Henry David Thoreau, 1849.

"Civil Disobedience," by Henry David Thoreau, 1849.

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