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Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862

  • Walden, and on the duty of civil disobedience
    Author:
    Thoreau, Henry David
    Summary:

    Walden is a classic of American philosophy that describes Thoreau's concepts of self-reliance and individualism. In "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience," he develops the philosophy of nonviolent political protest.
  • On the Duty of Civil Disobedience
    Author:
    THOREAU, Henry David
    Summary:

    Civil Disobedience is an essay by Henry David Thoreau. Published in 1849 under the title Resistance to Civil Government, it expressed Thoreau’s belief that people should not allow governments to overrule or atrophy their...
  • Henry David Thoreau
    Author:
    Berthoumieu, Marie
    Summary:

    "Si je ne suis pas moi, qui le sera ?" Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) est né et mort à Concord, un village du Massachusetts. Fils d'un modeste artisan, il poursuivit ses études à Harvard, étudia le grec et le latin...
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