Thoughts on Election Day 0 ▲ Laudator Temporis Acti 1 hour ago · Writing · hide William Blake, Notes on a Public Address: I am really sorry to see my Countrymen trouble themselves about Politics. If Men were Wise, the Most arbitrary Princes could not hurt them. If they are not Wise, the Freest Government is compell'd to be a Tyranny. Princes appear to me to be Fools. Houses of Commons & Houses of Lords appear to me to be fools; they seem to me to be something Else besides Human Life. Henry David Thoreau, Journals (April 24, 1852): Society, man, has no prize to offer me that can tempt me; not one. That which interests a town or city or any large number of men is always something trivial, as politics. Henry David Thoreau, Natural History of Massachusetts: The merely political aspect of the land is never very cheering; men are degraded when considered as the members of a political organization. Henry David Thoreau, Walking: In one half-hour I can walk off to some portion of the earth's surface where a man does not stand from one year's end to another, and there,… Commenting on Bubbles has been removed. Why? If you want to talk about this post, write to the author, use the comments on their blog if it has them, or reply with a "RE:" post on your own blog. Suggestions? feedback@bubbles.town
