Henry David Thoreau Government Quotes

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That government is best which governs least.

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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.

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How does it become a man to behave towards the American government today? I answer, that he cannot without disgrace be associated with it.

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Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison.

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Henry David Thoreau has written many quotes about Government. E.g.,

That government is best which governs least.
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.
How does it become a man to behave towards the American government today? I answer, that he cannot without disgrace be associated with it.

Here are the top most famous quotes about Government by Henry David Thoreau.

That government is best which governs least.
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.
How does it become a man to behave towards the American government today? I answer, that he cannot without disgrace be associated with it.
Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison.

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