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Henry David Thoreau Quotes:

Ocupation: Author

Life: July 12, 1817 - May 6, 1862

Birthday: July 12

Death: May 6

They who are continually shocked by slavery have some right to be shocked by the violent death of the slaveholder, but no others.Such will be more shocked by his life than by his death.

- Henry David Thoreau

source: Henry David Thoreau (2014). “Citizen Thoreau: Walden, Civil Disobedience, Life Without Principle, Slavery in Massachusetts, A Plea for Captain John Brown”, p.250, Graphic Arts Books

topic: Slavery, Violence, Violent, Slaveholders, Violent Death

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