... United States. Jefferson molded the American spirit and mind. Every later generation has turned to him for inspiration. Through about 40 years of public service, he remained faithful to his vow of "eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." During Jefferson's two terms as ... Canada (1866). The books are organized in a loose chronological form that takes the reader through the author's experiences. Thoreau believed that people must be free to act according to their own idea of right and wrong, without government interference. In "Civil Disobedience" (1849), he...

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