Walden and Civil Disobedience

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately,to front only the essential facts of lifeand see if I could not learn what it had to teachand notwhen I come to diediscover that I had not lived . I did not wish to live what was not lifeliving is so dear; nor did I wish to practice resignationunless it was quite necessary. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life….