 | Henry David Thoreau - 1866 - 314 ページ
...the majority. Its obligation, therefore, never exceeds that of expediency. Even voting for the right is doing nothing for it. It is only expressing to...chance, nor wish it to prevail through the power of the majority. There is but little virtue in the action of masses of men. When the majority shall at length... | |
 | 1880 - 400 ページ
...but radical opposition to negro slavery. "Voting for the right is doing nothing for it," he said ; " it is only expressing to men feebly your desire that it should prevail." For his part, he would not " for an instant recognize that political organization for his government... | |
 | 1880 - 402 ページ
...but radical opposition to negro slavery. " Voting for the right is doing nothing for it," he said ; " it is only expressing to men feebly your desire that it should prevail." For his part, he would not " for an instant recognize that political organization for hii government... | |
 | Robert Louis Stevenson - 1882 - 492 ページ
...but radical opposition to negro slavery. " Voting for the right is doing nothing for it," he saw; " it is only expressing "to men feebly your desire that it should prevail." For his part, he would not " for an instant recognise that political organisation for his government... | |
 | Philip Gengembre Hubert - 1889 - 260 ページ
...but radical opposition to negro slavery. " Voting for the right is doing nothing for it," he says; " it is only expressing to men feebly your desire that it should prevail." " I do not hesitate to say," he adds, " that those who call themselves abolitionists should at once... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1901 - 324 ページ
...nothing for It. It a only expressing to men feebly your desire that it should iwrvaiL A wise man will nor leave the right to the mercy of chance, nor wish it to prevail through the power of the majority. The'g S but 1,gijc virtue in the ationo( maaseso(man. When rr— the majority shall at length... | |
 | 1891 - 642 ページ
...and medium through which we look. This morally we can do." "Voting for the right," Thoreau said"is doing nothing for it, it is only expressing to men feebly your desire that right should prevail." He would not for an instant recognize that political organization for his government... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1892 - 304 ページ
...the majority. Its obligation, therefore, never exceeds that of expediency. Even voting for the right is doing nothing for it. It is only expressing to...chance, nor wish, it to prevail through the power of the majority. There is but little virtue in the action of masses of men. When the majority shall at length... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1893 - 456 ページ
...the majority. Its obligation, therefore, never exceeds that of expediency. Even voting for the right is doing nothing for it. It is only expressing to...chance, nor wish it to prevail through the power of the majority. There is but little virtue in the action of masses of men. When the majority shall at length... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1893 - 462 ページ
...nothing for it. It is only expressing \ ; r to men feebly your desire that it should prevail. y, "* ri A wise man will not leave the right to the * mercy...chance, nor wish it to prevail through the power of the majority. There is but little virtue in the action of masses of men. When the majority shall at length... | |
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is doing nothing for it. It is only expressing to men feebly your desire that it should prevail. A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance, nor wish it to prevail through the power of the 
