... this hunting of the moose merely for the satisfaction of killing him, —not even for the sake of his hide, —without making any exertion or running… - Henry David Thoreau

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... this hunting of the moose merely for the satisfaction of killing him, —not even for the sake of his hide, —without making any exertion or running any risk yourself, is too much like going out by night to some wood-side pasture and shooting your neighbor's horses.

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About 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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Birth Name: David Henry Thoreau
Alternative Names: Thoreau Henry D. Thoreau Henry Thoreau
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