Henry David Thoreau died on May 6 1862. In 1846 he was arrested and brirfly jailed for refusing to pay a tax he believed would support the war in Mexico and the extension of slavery. Afterward he wrote his classic essay on Civil Disobedience.
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“Cast your whole vote, not merely a slip of paper, but your whole influence.” It would be incalculable to reckon the sparks sent out from Thoreau’s small flame. They have traveled across centuries. On lamp lights another.
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I appreciate this memorial about my father by @ggrenwald above any I have read today--for his comprehensive review of his bio & history, for his attention to themes generally overlooked about his post-Vietnam life, but particularly for deep appreciation of his human qualities.🙏
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Here's my @RollingStone article on Daniel Ellsberg, the heroic Pentagon Papers leaker who died today at 92:
"We’re Told Never to Meet Our Childhood Heroes. Knowing Daniel Ellsberg Proved That Wrong"
rollingstone.com/politics/polit
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