Quotes by Thoreau, Henry David

Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be s >>

Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion. >>

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who ed >>

Quotations about Congress

The Senate is a body of old men charged with high duties and misdemean >>

Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Co >>

When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first thing >>

If we were left solely to the wordy wit of legislators in Congress for our guidance, uncorrected by the seasonal experience and the effectual complaints of the people, America would not long retain her rank among the nations.

Thoreau, Henry David