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If an injustice requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, I say, break the law. Let your life be a counter-friction to stop the government machine.
Henry David Thoreau
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If an injustice requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, I say, break the law. Let your life be a counter-friction to stop the government machine. — Henry David Thoreau

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Henry David Thoreau was a Author from United States (1817–1862).

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This quote is attributed to Henry David Thoreau, a Author from United States.
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Henry David Thoreau lived from 1817 – 1862.
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