RE: Thread for the Analysis of Henry David Thoreau's Writings
July 24, 2019 at 4:32 pm
(This post was last modified: July 24, 2019 at 4:38 pm by Alan V.)
Just a few more quotes by Thoreau from his correspondence with H.G.O. Blake:
"O how I laugh when I think of my vague indefinite riches. No run on my bank can drain it -- for my wealth is not possession but enjoyment."
"To let the mountains slide, -- live at home like a traveler."
"You fail in your thoughts, or you prevail in your thoughts only."
"You must make tracks into the Unknown. That is what you have your board & clothes for."
"Where is the 'unexplored land' but in our own untried enterprises? To an adventurous spirit any place, -- London, New York, Worcester, or his own yard -- is 'unexplored land.' "
I've been thinking about what you wrote, and I agree. Even today, authoritarian-leaning Republicans are prioritizing fossil fuel industries and their party ahead of the interests of their country. We need more Republicans to think like Thoreau, to take a stand for what is true over what is convenient.
"O how I laugh when I think of my vague indefinite riches. No run on my bank can drain it -- for my wealth is not possession but enjoyment."
"To let the mountains slide, -- live at home like a traveler."
"You fail in your thoughts, or you prevail in your thoughts only."
"You must make tracks into the Unknown. That is what you have your board & clothes for."
"Where is the 'unexplored land' but in our own untried enterprises? To an adventurous spirit any place, -- London, New York, Worcester, or his own yard -- is 'unexplored land.' "
(July 21, 2019 at 7:56 am)vulcanlogician Wrote: But the fact is, the holocaust would not have been possible were it not for the obedience of the everyday German people. If they disobeyed, the Holocaust would not have happened...could not have happened. Civil disobedience is a powerful strategy to counter the evils of the world. Thoreau recognized that so much evil would not even be possible if we decided to stop participating in the societies that perpetuated them.
I've been thinking about what you wrote, and I agree. Even today, authoritarian-leaning Republicans are prioritizing fossil fuel industries and their party ahead of the interests of their country. We need more Republicans to think like Thoreau, to take a stand for what is true over what is convenient.
