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Your historical recollection is incorrect. Thoreau was a strong proponent of limited government and it's utility. What he was against was tyrannical overreach a
by quantadev 2y ago
Your historical recollection is incorrect. Thoreau was a strong proponent of limited government and it's utility. What he was against was tyrannical overreach and abuse of power, such as, for example, a gov't investigating who lied in a spat between coworkers.
- shadowgovt 2y agoIf the civil court system is "tyrannical overreach," it's one people have been quietly tolerating (and benefiting from) for thousands of years.
- quantadev 2y agoI never said all civil law was bad.