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A righteous reform cannot be achieved by expediency; in morals there is no sliding uphill
Drawn from what Henry David Thoreau said
What Henry David Thoreau actually said
- Henry David Thoreau American philosopher and writer (1817 to 1862)
But there is no such thing as accomplishing a righteous reform by the use of "expediency." There is no such thing as sliding up hill. In morals, the only sliders are backsliders.
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↗A Yankee in Canada, with Anti-Slavery and Reform Papersgutenberg.org
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