I quietly declare war with the State, after my fashion, though I will …

Henry David Thoreau
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I quietly declare war with the State, after my fashion, though I will still make use and get advantage of her as I can, as is usual in such cases. ✨ Henry David Thoreau (1942). Civil Disobedience, p.16, Hayes Barton Press
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I quietly declare war with the State, after my fashion, though I will still make use and get advantage of her as I can, as is usual in such cases. ✨ Henry David Thoreau (1942). Civil Disobedience, p.16, Hayes Barton Press

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