Life Without Principle and Other Essays

by Henry David Thoreau

Overview

"Politics is the gizzard of society, full of grit and gravel, and the two political parties are its opposite halves-sometimes split into quarters-which grind on each other."

-Henry David Thoreau, Life Without Principle (1863)

Life Without Principle and Other Essays is a collection of Henry David Thoreau's most influential works which have transcended time and paved the way for political leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. Included in this volume are Civil Disobedience (1849), Slavery in Massachusetts (1854), A Plea for Captain John Brown (1860), Walking (1862), and Life without Principle (1863). These five essays are Thoreau's most quoted and quintessential, a must-read for all those who want to gain deep philosophical knowledge and who are fans of one of the most noted intellectuals of all time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781646794874
Publisher:	Cosimo Classics
Publication date:	01/01/1900
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.34(d)

About the Author

HENRY DAVID THOREAU (1817-1862), writer and philosopher, was born in Concord, Massachusetts, and educated at Harvard University. His writings on human nature, materialism, and the natural world rank him among the most influential thinkers of American lite

Date of Birth:

July 12, 1817

Date of Death:

May 6, 1862

Place of Birth:

Concord, Massachusetts

Place of Death:

Concord, Massachusetts

Education:

Concord Academy, 1828-33); Harvard University, 1837