God is alone,-but the devil, he is far from being alone; he sees a great deal of company; he is legion. - Henry David Thoreau
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God is alone,-but the devil, he is far from being alone; he sees a great deal of company; he is legion.
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Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau (12 July 1817 – 6 May 1862) was an American essayist, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, and historian. A leading transcendentalist, Thoreau 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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David Henry Thoreau
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