"Any man more right than his neighbors constitutes a majority of one."
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Henry David Thoreau
(1817-1862) American author, poet, philosopher, polymath, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, and transcendentalist
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Civil Disobedience (1849)
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Right makes might? Theoretically ...
 -- E Archer, NYC     
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    (-; I'm right more than the 'A' from Reston and dick from TX so, does that constitute a majority ? Hmm ? ;-) A majority of what ? - being right ? In a matter of 'Civil Disobedience', in this case, the more numerous may just beat down the majority ;-).
     -- Mike, Norwalk     
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