There are thousands hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root. - "Henry David Thoreau"

There are thousands hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.
Henry David Thoreau

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It seems to me that the god that is commonly worshipped in civilized countries is not at all divine, though he bears a divine name, but is the overwhelming authority and respectability of mankind combined. Men reverence one another, not yet God.
- Henry David Thoreau
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How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.
- Henry David Thoreau