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Most of the stone a nation hammers goes toward its tomb only. It buries itself alive.
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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Our hymn-books resound with a melodious cursing of God and enduring Him forever.
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