For almost as long as telephones have been a common feature in homes and offices, telecommunication companies have regularly been faced with a situation where demand in a particular street or area exceeds the number of physical copper pairs available from the pole to the exchange.
This incident prompted Thoreau to write his famous essay, âCivil Disobedienceâ (originally published in 1849 as âResistance to Civil Governmentâ). Thoreauâs minor act of defiance caused him to conclude that it was not enough to be simply against slavery and the war. A person of conscience had to act.
Civil Disobedience and Other Essays Quotes (showing 1-30 of 36) âThe mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go into the desperate country, and have to console yourself with the bravery of minks and muskrats.