 When the subject has refused allegiance, and the officer has resigned his office, then the revolution is accomplished. But even suppose blood should flow. Is there not a sort of blood shed when the conscience is wounded? Through this wound a man's real...  The Writings of Henry David Thoreau - Page 150by Henry David Thoreau - 1893Full view - About this book
 | 1850 - 156 pages
...resign your office." When the subject has refused allegiance and the officer has resigned his office, the revolution is accomplished. But even suppose blood...immortality flow out, and he bleeds to an everlasting death. 1 see this Wood flowing now.'— ^Esthetic Papers, pp. 192-200. It should be added that Mr. Thoreau... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1866 - 314 pages
...shall I do ? " my answer is, " If you really wish to do anything, resign your office." When the subject has refused allegiance, and the officer has resigned...out, and he bleeds to an everlasting death. I see this blood flowing now. I have contemplated the imprisonment of the offender, rather than the seizure... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1890 - 158 pages
...has resigned his office, rtben the revolution is accomplished. But even suppose blood should flo\v. Is there not a sort of blood shed when the conscience...out, and he bleeds to an everlasting death. I see this blood flowing now. I have contemplated the imprisonment of the offender, rather than the seizure... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1893 - 454 pages
...shall I do?" my answer is, "If you really wish to do anything, resign your office." When the subject has refused allegiance, and the officer has resigned...out, and he bleeds to an everlasting death. I see this blood flowing now. / I have contemplated the imprisonment of the offender, rather than the seizure... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1893 - 462 pages
...shall I do?" my answer is, "If you really wish to do anything, resign your office." When the subject has refused allegiance, and the officer has resigned his office, then the revolution is plished. But even suppose blood should Is there not a sort of blood shed when the conscience is wounded?... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1898 - 462 pages
...shall I do ? " my answer is, " If you really wish to do anything, resign your office." When the subject has refused allegiance, and the officer has resigned...out, and he bleeds to an everlasting death. I see this blood flowing now. I have contemplated the imprisonment of the offender, rather than the seizure... | |
 | graf Leo Tolstoy - 1900 - 232 pages
...answer is, ' If you really wish to do anything, resign your office.' When the subject has refused to pay allegiance, and the officer has resigned his office, then the revolution is accomplished." But while we remember that Tolstoy is in good company in this matter, and that he here offers just what... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1906 - 560 pages
...shall I do?" my answer is, " If you really wish to do anything, resign your office." When the subject has refused allegiance, and the officer has resigned...wounded ? Through this wound a man's real manhood and imniortality flow out, and he bleeds to an everlasting death. I see this blood flowing now. I have... | |
 | Walter Walsh - 1906 - 488 pages
...keeping of the legislature and incur the damage of war to their own moral nature; for, says Thoreau, " is there not a sort of blood shed when the conscience...flow out, and he bleeds to an everlasting death." War demoralizes the common patriot by teaching him to rely on passion rather than justice, on force... | |
 | Waldo Ralph Browne - 1919 - 168 pages
...shall I do? " my answer is, " If you really wish to do anything, resign your office." When the subject has refused allegiance, and the officer has resigned...out, and he bleeds to an everlasting death. I see this blood flowing now. I have contemplated the imprisonment of the offender, rather than the seizure... | |
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