Henry David Thoreau Quote

It is said that the British Empire is very large and respectable, and that the United States are a first-rate power. We do not believe that a tide rises and falls behind every man which can float the British Empire like a chip, if he should ever harbor it in his mind.


The Writings of Henry David Thoreau (ed. 1906)


It is said that the British Empire is very large and respectable, and that the United States are a first-rate power. We do not believe that a tide...

It is said that the British Empire is very large and respectable, and that the United States are a first-rate power. We do not believe that a tide...

It is said that the British Empire is very large and respectable, and that the United States are a first-rate power. We do not believe that a tide...

It is said that the British Empire is very large and respectable, and that the United States are a first-rate power. We do not believe that a tide...