But why should not the New Englander try new adventures - not lay so much stress on his grain, his potato and grass crop, and his orchards - and raise other crops than these? Why concern ourselves so much about our beans for seed, and not be concerned at all about a new generation of men. β¨ Henry David Thoreau (2016). The Illustrated Walden: Thoreau Bicentennial Edition, p.171, Penguin
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