I read "Civil Disobedience" by Henry David Thoreau[0] in my early twenties and have been miserable ever since. "I heartily accept the motto, 'That government i

I read "Civil Disobedience" by Henry David Thoreau[0] in my early twenties and have been miserable ever since. "I heartily accept the motto, 'That government is best which governs least' ... But, to speak practically and as a citizen, unlike those who call themselves no-government men, I ask for, not at once no government, but at once a better government." [0] http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper2/thoreau/civil.html http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper2/thoreau/civil.html