亨利·大卫·梭罗/HenryDavidThoreau
亨利·大卫·梭罗（1817-1862），生于马萨诸塞州康科德，散文家，诗人，自然主义者，改革家，哲学家。他的作品《瓦尔登湖》于1854年出版，百年来风行天下。他强调亲近自然、学习自然、热爱自然，追求“简单些，再简单些”的质朴生活，提倡短暂人生因思想丰盈而臻于完美。
Iheartilyacceptthemotto,Thatgovernmentisbestwhichgovernsleast; ", itfinallyamountstothis, whichalsoIbelieve,“Thatgovernmentisbestwhichgovernsnotatall; "andwhenmenarepreparedforit, ; butmostgovernmentsareusually, andallgovernmentsaresometimes, , andtheyaremanyandweighty, anddeservetoprevail, , whichisonlythemodewhichthepeoplehavechosentoexecutetheirwill, , theworkofcomparativelyafewindividualsusingthestandinggovernmentastheirtool; forintheoutset, thepeoplewouldnothaveconsentedtothismeasure.”
ThisAmericangovernment—whatisitbutatradition, thougharecentone, endeavoringtotransmititselfunimpairedtoposterity, buteachinstantlosingsomeofitsintegrity? Ithasnotthevitalityandforceofasinglelivingman; ; forthepeoplemusthavesomecomplicatedmachineryorother, andhearitsdin, , evenimposeonthemselves, , , ; anditwouldhavedonesomewhatmore, , bywhichmenwouldfainsucceedinlettingoneanotheralone; and, ashasbeensaid, whenitismostexpedient, , iftheywerenotmadeofIndianrubber, wouldnevermanagetobounceoverobstacleswhichlegislatorsarecontinuallyputtingintheirway; andifoneweretojudgethesemenwhollybytheeffectsoftheiractionsandnotpartlybytheirintentions, theywoulddeservetobeclassedandpunishedwiththosemischievouspersonswhoputobstructionsontherailroads.
