Wherever a man goes, men will pursue him with their petty questions, and endeavor to pry into his private affairs. Commonly, if you are an honest man, they will want to know what you are doing in their neighborhood.
— Henry David Thoreau Modern

Civil disobedience, Walden

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Walden

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1854

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Humorous

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