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When I meet a government which says to me, Your money or your life, why should I be in haste to give it my money?
Henry David Thoreau
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Henry David Thoreau
Age: 44 †
Born: 1817
Born: July 12
Died: 1862
Died: May 6
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The news we hear, for the most part, is not news to our genius. It is the stalest repetition.
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Most think that they are above being supported by the town but it oftener happens that they are not above supporting themselves by dishonest means, which would be more disreputable.
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It is reasonable that a man should be something worthier at the end of the year than he was at the beginning.
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If there is any hell more unprincipled than our rulers, and we, the ruled, I feel curious to see it.
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