Law never made men a whit more just; and, by means of their respect for it, even the well-disposed are daily made the agents of injustice.
Henry David ThoreauEvery man is entitled to come to Cattle-Show, even a transcendentalist; and for my part I am more interested in the men than in the cattle.
Henry David ThoreauWe seem to think that the earth must go through the ordeal of sheep-pasturage before it is habitable by man.
Henry David ThoreauWhen I meet a government which says to me, "Your money or your life," why should I be in haste to give it my money?
Henry David Thoreau