I was never molested by any person but those who represented the State. I had no lock nor bolt but for the desk which held my papers, not even a nail to put over my latch or windows. I never fastened my door night or day, though I was to be absent several days; not even when the next fall I spent a fortnight in the woods of Maine. And yet my house was more respected than if it had been surrounded by a file of soldiers.


The Writings of Henry David Thoreau: With Bibliographical Introductions and Full Indexes (ed. 1894)

Henry David Thoreau Quotes

I was never molested by any person but those who represented the State. I had no lock nor bolt but for the desk which held my papers, not even a nail ...

I was never molested by any person but those who represented the State. I had no lock nor bolt but for the desk which held my papers, not even a nail ...

I was never molested by any person but those who represented the State. I had no lock nor bolt but for the desk which held my papers, not even a nail ...

I was never molested by any person but those who represented the State. I had no lock nor bolt but for the desk which held my papers, not even a nail ...