Henry David Thoreau Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, I say, break the law. "

by:	Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American author, poet, philosopher, polymath, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, and transcendentalist
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Categories:	Disobedience, Dissent, Integrity, Law
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ABSOLUTELY ! ! ! Simple, straight forward, and to the point YES ! ! ! -- Mike, Norwalk
The only way bad laws have ever been changed is by first disobeying them. -- E Archer, NYC
Henry David Thoreau died young. Hmmm, . . . I wonder, was it a natural death? -- anonymous
-- Henry Cole, Edinboro, Pennsylvania
-- jim k, austin tx
-- watchman13, USA
The unsuspecting Employer by default becomes the "withholding agent" forced upon the people by FDR. Many were cast into jail for rebellion against tyranny. History does repeat itself, as the great reminder. WWG1WGA to MAGA to KAG -- Ronw13, Oregon 1
-- jim k, Austin
-- Mary, MI