... mainly, but as machines, with their bodiesin most cases there is no free judgment or of the moral sense; but they put themselves on a level with wood and earth and stones; and wooden men can perhaps be manufactured that will serve the purpose as well" (388). Thoreau vividly depicts the loss of humanity when an individual allocates their power to a governmental ... ...

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