Thoreau argues that policy is based on the morals and ideas of the majority of society at a certain time, and therefore cannot be used as a standard moral code or be “right.” It is based on what the majority deems […]

[since Massachusetts last deliberately sent back an innocent man, Anthony Burns, to slavery. ]

In 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act was signed under President Fillmore, which required the return of escaped slaves […]

[It is evident that there are, in this Commonwealth, at least, two parties, becoming more and more distinct — the party of the city, and the party of the country. ]

I find it fascinating that Thoreau points o […]