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Henry David Thoreau – Collection 2
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Our life is
frittered away
by detail.
Simplify, simplify.

Henry David Thoreau


   

Henry David Thoreau – Collection 2



Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862) was an American author, poet, philosopher, polymath, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, and leading transcendentalist. He is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay Resistance to Civil Government (also known as Civil Disobedience), an argument for disobedience to an unjust state.

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