It is not a man's duty, as a matter of course, to devote himself to the eradication of any, even the most enormous wrong; he may still properly have other concerns to engage him; but it is his duty, at least, to wash his hands of it....
and, if he gives it no thought longer, not to give it practically his support. If I devote myself to other pursuits and contemplations, I must first see, at least, that I do not pursue them sitting upon another man's shoulders :-)
Henry David Thoreau, On the Duty of Civil Disobedience
HPPT!! PROTEST INJUSTICE!! RESIST!! VOTE!!
camellia, 'Sparkling Burgundy', sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
It is not a man's duty, as a matter of course, to devote himself to the eradication of any, even the most enormous wrong; he may still properly have other concerns to engage him; but it is his duty, at least, to wash his hands of it....
and, if he gives it no thought longer, not to give it practically his support. If I devote myself to other pursuits and contemplations, I must first see, at least, that I do not pursue them sitting upon another man's shoulders :-)
Henry David Thoreau, On the Duty of Civil Disobedience
HPPT!! PROTEST INJUSTICE!! RESIST!! VOTE!!
camellia, 'Sparkling Burgundy', sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina