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Year

1849

Text

Thoreau, Henry David. Civil disobedience [ID D29703].
Confucius said, "If a state is governed by the principles of reason, poverty and misery are subjects of shame; if a state is not governed by the principles of reason, riches and honors are the subjects of shame." [Confucius, Analects].
Even the Chinese philosopher was wise enough to regard the individual as the basis of the empire.

Mentioned People (1)

Thoreau, Henry David  (Concord, Mass. 1817-1862 Concord, Mass.) : Schriftsteller, Philosoph, Dichter

Subjects

Literature : Occident : United States of America

Documents (1)

# Year Bibliographical Data Type / Abbreviation Linked Data
1 1849 Thoreau, Henry David. Civil disobedience. (Waiheke Island : Floating Press, 1849). = Resistance to Civil Government. [Enthält eine Erwähnung Chinas].
http://thoreau.eserver.org/civil2.html.
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