I was not born to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. Let us see who is the strongest. by Henry David Thoreau

• Henry David Thoreau | American

  
  
  Profession: Philosopher, Writer, and Naturalist
  Born: July 12, 1817
  Died: May 6, 1862
  Henry David Thoreau was a transcendentalist thinker and author best known for Walden and Civil Disobedience, which advocate simplicity, self-reliance, and resistance to injustice.
  Henry David Thoreau was a philosopher and naturalist best known for Walden and his essay Civil Disobedience.
  
  

  I was not born to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. Let us see who is the strongest.

  Henry David Thoreau

  #Force #Human nature #Individuality #Liberty

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