Man needs to know but little more than a lobster in order to catch him in his traps.
Henry David ThoreauIf private men are obliged to perform the offices of government, to protect the weak and dispense justice, then the government becomes only a hired man, or clerk, to perform menial or indifferent services.
Henry David ThoreauIt takes a man of genius to travel in his own country, in his native village; to make any progress between his door and his gate.
Henry David Thoreau